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Bodies of 8 Chinese Migrants Float into Mexican Beach After Boat Capsizes
2024-04-03
[Breitbart] Authorities in Mexico confirmed that eight bodies that floated onto a beach over the weekend those of Chinese migrants. The group is believed to have drowned while being moved further into the country after entering from Guatemala.

The incident began on Friday on the coast of Oaxaca in the area known as Istmo de Tehuantepec, when several bodies washed ashore at Vicente Beach. The bodies were that of seven women and one man. Another man who was in the boat managed to survive and was undergoing medical care.

Over the weekend, the Oaxaca Attorney General’s Office released a short statement confirming that the bodies were those of Chinese migrants. Authorities claimed that the group had left the Mexican border city of Tapachula, Chiapas, on a raft on Thursday. Along the journey, the boat capsized.

Since then, Mexican authorities revealed that they have been in contact with Chinese officials in an attempt to identify and repatriate the bodies.

The drowning comes as the immigration issue has sparked much controversy in Mexico since President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador recently said in an interview with 60 Minutes that he was willing to solve the migrant crisis if the United States would pay billions each year.

Currently, there is a migrant caravan of Central American migrants moving through Mexico on their way north. As Breitbart Texas has reported, those migrants are being escorted by Mexican authorities.
Posted by:Skidmark

#5  Will there be a military funeral for the 8?
Posted by: Airandee   2024-04-03 17:42  

#4  Its what happens when incorrectly rounding the interest.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2024-04-03 11:45  

#3  Surprising. I would have figured the Chinese invasion is better financed than that.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2024-04-03 11:40  

#2  Slow boat from China ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2024-04-03 10:29  

#1  "As God is my witness, I thought Chinamen could swim."

In the Boy Scouts, we were taught to never get in an over-loaded boat and always wear a life jacket. Maybe it is time for scouting to go international. Could be an opportunity to hoover up some of that sweet UN refugee money, eh?
Posted by: SteveS   2024-04-03 10:19  

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