CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES. –A Mexican migrant He died in the last hours trying to enter the United States through the southern California border through a sewer in the San Ysidro area, Mexico’s consulate general in San Diego confirmed.
The death occurred after heavy rainfall was recorded that increased runoff flows.
An agent of the Border Patrol he told the San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper that he heard cries for help coming from a gate he opened. There he found one dead and another very serious. Later, reinforcements arrived to save other people trapped in the drain.
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Authorities confirmed the rescue of at least 16 other migrants who, under the same conditions, were endangered when attempting to enter the country under Joe Biden’s leadership. One of those rescued – very seriously – was taken to a hospital, while others, according to the Mexican Consulate, sustained minor injuries and were treated in outpatient clinics in San Diego.
“Most” undocumented migrants will soon be deported to Mexico, authorities said.
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Difficult crossing
Jeffrey Stephenson, a spokesperson for the Border Patrol in San Diego, explained that when it rains very hard, smugglers try to take advantage of the fact that US authorities open some locks.
Stephenson added that when it rains heavily, conditions in these sewers quickly turn into a dangerous trap. “As soon as it starts to rain, the water rises. It goes very quickly ”. said.
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This method of making the American dream a reality began to be deadly in 2019, a year of massive arrivals to the southern border before the coronavirus pandemic made the ability to cross it difficult.
Although the southern border remains limited for health reasons, the number of arrests of migrants for illegally crossing it has increased in the last three months of 2020, according to data from the Customs and Border Protection Service.