Jimu News reporters Li Lili and Hu Xiuwen
According to Associated Press report on September 3, at least nine immigrants died while crossing the Rio Grande, the border river between the United States and Mexico. On the 3rd, officials on both sides of the US-Mexico border were looking for more victims.
A member of the Texas National Guard walks along the Rio Grande River (Source: Associated Press)
The Rio Grande is the fifth longest river in North America , flowing through the United States and Mexico . It is the boundary river between the United States and Mexico. The river originates from the San Juan Mountains in the Rocky Mountains of southwestern Colorado, USA, and flows into Mexico through Texas.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Mexican officials found the victims near Eagle Pass, Texas, following days of heavy rain in the area. According to a CBP statement, of the nine victims, U.S. officials found six and Mexican teams found three. It was one of the deadliest drownings on the U.S.-Mexico border in recent memory. Officials on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border are now searching for more victims.
The weather service said the depth of the Rio Grande was just over 90 centimeters at the beginning of the week and exceeded 1.5 meters on September 1, with the water flowing five times faster than normal.
CBP said U.S. crews rescued 37 people from the river and detained 16 people, while Mexican officials detained 39 people.
CBP did not say which countries the migrants came from or provide any other information about rescue and search operations.
Francisco Contreras, a member of the Civil Defense Organization in Coahuila state on the Mexican border, said that among the bodies recovered from the river by Mexican authorities were a man and a pregnant woman whose nationality was unknown. They did not release information about the third body.
University of Texas expert Stephanie Loit said: "It is sometimes possible to wade across the river when the water level is down, but when the water rises, it is very dangerous, especially if you are carrying children or trying to help someone who cannot swim. People."
reported that this year is likely to break last year's record for the most deaths at the U.S.-Mexico border since the United Nations International Organization for Migration began keeping records in 2014. The group has counted more than 4,000 deaths at the U.S.-Mexico border since 2014, including 728 last year and 412 in the first seven months of this year, often from dehydration or drowning, according to news reports and other sources.
(Source: Jimu News)
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