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According to Fox News Network html on the 212th, the fire department of Eagle Pass, a small border town in Texas, USA, said that the number of immigrants drowned after trying to cross the river and enter the country recently The surge caused the morgues and funeral homes to be full, and they had to apply for the use of refrigerators to store bodies.
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Eigerpass fire officer Manuel Mello said: "There are too many bodies found and the funeral home staff are seeking assistance. I've never seen so many drownings before Death. ”
“We go to salvage the bodies every day,” Mello continued, “it makes my staff very painful.” ”
Igerpass fire officer Manuel Mello , pictured from US media (same below)
According to data from US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), since October 2021, Del Rio, Texas (Del More than 376,000 immigrants have been intercepted in the U.S.-Mexico border area near Rio, an average of nearly 1,100 people per day. Over the past 11 months, law enforcement has recorded intercepting 1.8 million immigrants across the U.S.-Mexico border.
CBP said two weeks ago, 13 immigrants died while trying to cross the river Grande into the United States, and 53 others were arrested.
Speaking of the River Grand, Mello said: “Sometimes when you walk in a place where the water is not as deep as your knees, you suddenly encounter a pit of 10 to 12 feet (about 3 to 3.7 meters). If you hold the child, you will take the child to sink to 10 to 12 feet deep."
He added that several children died while crossing the river recently.
"There is a three-month-old child and a three-year-old child, his brother, (they) just passed away." Melo said, "(their) uncle tried to cross the river (enter), and he fell Arrived in a deep pit in the river and then let go of the children. They drowned. "
Border immigration crosses the Grand River
Merlot has been working in the local fire department for 25 years, he said that he had just When they started working, they salvaged about 12 bodies a year. Now they salvage about 30 bodies a month.
"I can't see where the end is," Mello said. "I want to see the federal government step in and do what it can to help solve the problem. If they can at least stop this (smuggling) immigration, that's really too It's great."
According to Melo, the town of Eaglepass has four ambulances and two spare trucks, "but those four ambulances are overwhelmed every day." His fire department usually received 7,000 emergency calls every year. But last year, the department received 8,500 calls, and this year is expected to reach that number again.
Merlo said that the unusually high amount of body recycling has had an impact on the mental health of firefighters and has led to insufficient staff. Firefighters are taking leave more and more often and are experiencing emotional breakdowns.
"They (firemen) are young lads and girls, but they see more bodies than any ordinary person can see in their lifetime." He said, "It's almost like a war zone."
"I Want to let every government official see what's going on here in Igelpass. We're having a big problem here."
As the weather gets colder in the south of Texas and the hurricane season begins, Merlot is worried More immigrants will cross the river in dangerous conditions.
Fox News mentioned that since October last year, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has conducted nearly 19,000 search and rescue operations, while there were less than 5,000 search and rescue operations in fiscal 2019.
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