MEXICO CITY– A boat bring Chinese migrants capsized off the coast of the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, eliminating 8 migrants, and Mexican authorities stated over the weekend they were examining the event.
The boat capsized on Friday, and Oaxacan state authorities stated in a declaration published on X on Saturday that the only survivor, a male, had actually stated the boat was guided by a Mexican which they had actually left the border city of Tapachula in Chiapas state on Thursday.
Tapachula, on the border with Guatemala, is where lots of migrants intending to get to the United States leave.
The problem of acquiring visas for the United States and the financial after-shocks of Covid lockdowns have actually caused a sharp boost in Chinese presenting at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The other migrants on the boat, 7 females and one male from China, all passed away, the declaration stated, including that they have actually not been formally recognized.
China’s embassy remains in interaction with Mexican authorities and has actually prompted them to step up the examination into the event, a foreign ministry representative informed a press conference on Monday.
