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Saturday, November 23
Mexico repatriates the first four Guatemalans killed in the truck accident in Chiapas
Guatemala received the first bodies of the deceased migrants in the traffic accident registered on December 9 in southeastern Mexico, where 56 people lost their lives and more than 100 were injured.
The bodies of four deceased Guatemalan migrants arrived at the Guatemalan Air Force yesterday Saturday at 23: 34 local time, repatriated from Mexico, according to Efe.
The tragic accident, which occurred on December 9 in the state of Chiapas (southeast), left 56 dead people and 114 injured.
Coordination with the families of the deceased to the delivery of his remains was in charge of the Guatemalan Foreign Ministry, s According to the official channels reported by the Government headed by Alejandro Giammattei.
The names of the four repatriated migrants were not released by the Guatemalan authorities, who announced the return a few hours before the
The bodies were lowered from the plane and placed in a hearse , from where they will be transferred to their respective home towns within Guatemalan territory.
According to the Government, the migrants belong to the departments of Chimaltenango, in the center of the country, and San Marcos, to the west of the Central American nation and adjacent to Mexico.
The accident occurred when a trailer carrying migrants hit the wall of a pedestrian bridge , during its journey through Chiapas territory, presumably due to Gone to the driver losing control due to speeding.
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According to the Mexican authorities, others have been confirmed 04 deceased of Guatemalan nationality, and almost a hundred of the injured also came from the Central American country.
Every year more than 150, 000 Guatemalans, Hondurans and Salvadorans try to emigrate irregularly to the United States in search of better living conditions, to flee from poverty and violence in their native countries, based on calculations by experts and international organizations.
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