Multiple Illegal Migrant Train Derailments in Mexico Inflict Death and Injury PressTV
go to original September 23, 2014

In southern Mexican state of Chiapas, twelve freight trains used by Central American illegal immigrants heading for the United States have been derailed in the past three months, costing twelve lives and many serious injuries.

The trains, known to the immigrants as the Beast, trundle along the length of Mexico, from Guatemala to the United States. Over their roofs they carry illegall passengers who are in constant danger from decapitations at low-hanging obstructions, loss of limbs in machine parts and falling as a result of extreme fatigue. Fleeing their own countries where they claim life is impossible, the migrants say the dreadful risks are worth it.

The Mexican authorities closely guard the stations to stop migrants from boarding the trains. Carlos Bartolo, manager of the ‘Casa del Migrante’, a charity for Central American migrants, says the authorities don’t do enough to ensure the safety of the refugees. The Central American migrants gamble with their lives every single time they ride these trains in hope of reaching the Unites States. Human rights organizations say the Mexican authorities need to think less about keeping these refugees out of the United States, and more about their safety as they travel.

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