United States: About eight migrants were discovered dead in the Rio Grande after dozens attempted a hazardous crossing near Eagle Pass, Texas, according to the officials.
United States Customs and Border Protection and Mexican officials made the discovery on Thursday while responding to a large group of individuals crossing the river following days of heavy rains that had resulted in particularly swift currents. USA officials recovered six bodies, while the teams from Mexico recovered two others, as per the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Along with this, the agency mentioned in the statement that U.S. crews rescued 37 others from the river and apprehended 16 more, while Mexican officials took about 39 migrants into custody. According to the statement, the officials on both sides of the border continue searching for any possible victims.
CDP did not say what the nation or countries the migrants were from as well as did not give any additional details on the rescue or search. The local agencies in Texas that were involved did not immediately respond to a request for additional information.
The Border Patrol’s Del Rio sector, which also includes Eagle Pass, is fast becoming the busiest corridor for illegal crossings. The industry may sector may soon surpass Texas’ Rio Granade Valley, which has been the focus for the previous decade. The area draws migrants from dozens of nations, many of them in families with young children.
The sector extends 245 miles (395 kilometres) along the RÃo Grande as well as has been dangerous due to the river currents can be deceptively fast as well as change quickly. Crossing the river can be challenging, even for the strong swimmers.
In the release in the previous month, CPD stated it had discovered bodies of more than 200 dead migrants in the sector from the month of October through July.
Moreover, the surveys by the United Nation International Organisation for Migration and others point to increasing deaths as the maximum number of crossing attempts have soared. In the previous three decades, about thousands have died attempting to enter the United States of America from Mexico, often from dehydration or drowning.
