Swollen and blistered feet are big challenge for migrants - News Summed Up

Swollen and blistered feet are big challenge for migrants


FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2018 file photo, Mexican Red Cross volunteers treat the blistered and cut feet of Central American migrants whose caravan stopped for the night in Arriaga, Mexico. Tired, swollen and blistered feet are one of the biggest challenges for the thousands of Central American migrants making their way through southern Mexico in hopes of starting new lives in the United States. (Rebecca Blackwell, File/Associated Press)CORDOBA, Mexico — Tired, swollen and blistered feet are among the biggest challenges for the thousands of Central American migrants making their way through southern Mexico in hopes of starting new lives in the United States. Red Cross personnel at waystations bandage swollen feet or apply antiseptic to broken blisters. Adan Lara Barahona, 62, a wiry rancher from Potrerillos, Honduras, dismissed the blisters on his feet as a minor nuisance.


Source: Washington Post November 05, 2018 05:03 UTC



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