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2021.05.20 00:59 GMT+8

Extreme poverty in Honduras forces many to migrate

Updated 2021.05.20 01:09 GMT+8
Franc Contreras

According to the World Bank, Honduras has some of the highest levels of economic inequality in all of Latin America. Nearly two-thirds of Hondurans – or about 5.5 million people – live in poverty.

Extreme poverty is a key push factor of migration from Honduras.

CGTN’s Franc Contreras reports.

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