A huge bridge said to be big enough for a column of tanks to cross is set to spring up in Panama in one of the most dangerous migrant crossing points in the world.
According to reports, the structure is being built in Yaviza which sits on the Rio Chuconaco – the separation point between Central and South America and one of the most southerly points reachable by roads from North America.
Until now, the Pan-American highway – which weaves through central America towards South America – has ended in Yaviza, which sits on the edge of the 100-mile Darien Gap – a dense, lawless jungle between Panama and Colombia.
Millions of migrants brave the Darien Gap every year but are forced to mostly undertake the journey on foot, facing perilous river…
