In a harsh desert landscape, asylum seekers fall prey to heat stroke in summer and hypothermia in winter, the UN migration agency says, emphasising the critical need for immediate steps to establish safe and legal migration routes.
The International Organization for Migration documented 686 deaths and disappearances among refugees on the frontier last year. / Photo: AP Archive
In a landscape of sweeping desert, canyons and cactus-studded hills, asylum seekers fall prey to heat stroke in summer and hypothermia in winter, US border officials have said. Some bodies are never found. IOM said that nearly half of the deaths recorded last year were linked to the crossing of the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts.The number of deaths and disappearances documented by IOM along the border represents nearly half of the 1,457 cases recorded throughout the Americas last year.
México Últimas Noticias, México Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
US-Mexico border is world's deadliest land migration route, IOM findsThe U.S.-Mexico border is the world's deadliest land migration route, according to U.N. migration agency figures published on Tuesday, with hundreds losing their lives attempting to make perilous desert crossings.
Leer más »
Group sues after New Mexico governor suspends right to carry guns in Albuquerque in publicNew Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s emergency order suspending the right to carry firearms in public in and around Albuquerque has drawn an
Leer más »
New Mexico order suspends the right to carry firearms in public across AlbuquerqueThe Democratic governor says she expects legal challenges but was compelled to act. The firearms suspension is tied to a threshold for violent crime rates currently only met by the Albuquerque area.
Leer más »
Editorial: Mexico decriminalizes abortion while U.S. states want to criminalize itIt's heartening to witness the progress Mexico has made in restoring reproductive rights — and it’s maddening to see the destruction of those rights continue in the U.S.
Leer más »
New Mexico governor sued for suspending right to carry firearms in publicA gun-rights group filed a lawsuit against Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) after she suspended the right to carry firearms in public across and around Albuquerque and declared gun violence a public health emergency.
Leer más »
Tropical Storm Jova causes dangerous surf and rip currents along coasts of California and MexicoAs of Sunday morning, Jova was moving northwest at nearly 5 mph, with maximum sustained winds near 40 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.
Leer más »