Guatemala
Mexicans flee to Guatemala after drug cartel shootouts
Nearly 600 people fled Amatenango la Frontera to escape warring drug cartels in Mexico, relying on donations and support from Guatemalan locals.
When a 72-year-old Mexican farmer heard the bullets from the most recent cartel shootout landing close to his home, he knew it was time to go. He collected his children and grandchildren and fled on foot across the border to Guatemala.
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