Ailing Central American migrants in dire conditions dig in at the US border

SUMMARY

Thousands of Central American migrants are digging in for the long haul at a filthy, overcrowded sports complex in sight of the United States in Mexico, while a small number have opted to return home after clashes with border forces dimmed hopes of crossing.

By ReutersNov 29, 2018 9:55:44 AM IST (Published)

Trash lies in the mud next to showers in a temporary shelter for a caravan of thousands of migrants from Central America trying to reach the United States, in Tijuana, Mexico. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)

A migrant, part of a caravan of thousands of migrants from Central America trying to reach the United States, cleans his teeth in front of showers at a temporary shelter in Tijuana, Mexico. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)

Migrants, part of a caravan of thousands from Central America trying to reach the United States, are seen in a temporary shelter in Tijuana, Mexico. (REUTERS/Hannah McKay)

Migrants walk through a temporary shelter. (REUTERS/Hannah McKay)

A migrant girl rests in a temporary shelter. (REUTERS/Hannah McKay)

Migrants eat breakfast on the roadside outside of a temporary shelter in Tijuana, Mexico. (REUTERS/Hannah McKay)

A migrant girl brushes her hair as she rests in a temporary shelter in Tijuana, Mexico. (REUTERS/Hannah McKay)

A migrant girl walks through a temporary shelter. (REUTERS/Hannah McKay)

A migrant steps across mud after taking a shower at a temporary shelter. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)

A migrant wrings his clothes at a temporary shelter. (REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A migrant drags a trash can past showers in a temporary shelter in Tijuana, Mexico. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)