'They yell ugly things': Migrants in Chile's north fearful after fiery protests

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators burn the belongings of Venezuelan migrants at a makeshift camp in a public square during a rally against the migration in Iquique, Chile, September 25, 2021. REUTERS/Alex Diaz

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Venezuelan migrants in Iquique in northern Chile have been shaken by a series of angry protests by locals against settler camps which have popped up in city squares and even beaches, a reflection of simmering tensions over migration in the region.

On the weekend thousands of local Chileans marched with anti-immigration slogans and set fire to belongings of Venezuelan migrants, tossing clothes and mattresses in bonfires in the street, after a camp was cleared by police on Friday.