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Up to 650 migrants now allowed to cross the Panama-Colombia border daily

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Panama and Colombia on Wednesday (11) announced the establishment of a daily quota of 650 migrants until the end of August, and another of 500 per day as of September, that will be permitted to cross the dangerous Darien border.

"The quotas established with Colombia are intended to receive 650 people per day until the end of this month, for as long as the 15,000 migrants crisis in Necoclí (Colombia) continues," said Panama's director of Migration Samira Gozaine.

Gozaine added that as of September 1, the daily quota will be reduced to 500 migrants . . .

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