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☆ Tropical Storm Sara makes landfall in Honduras
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — Tropical Storm Sara made landfall in northern Honduras late Thursday and threatened to dump torrential rains across parts of Central America and southern Mexico. Sara hit land about 105 miles west-northwest of the Cabo Gracias a Dios on the Honduras-Nicaragua border, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. The center said that along the way Sara was forecast to drop 10 to 20 inches of rain, even up to 30 inches in isolated areas. Sara was forecast to pass over or very near the tourist destination of Roatan off Honduras’ coast on Sunday. The storm was then expected to turn northwesterly toward Belize and the Yucatan Peninsula.

Persons: Sara Organizations: U.S, National Hurricane Center Locations: Honduras, Central America, Mexico, Dios, Nicaragua, Miami, Brus Laguna, Yucatan, Belize, Roatan, Honduras ’

CNN —Hurricane John struck Mexico’s southern coast on Monday night as a Category 3 storm after rapidly strengthening in the Pacific, triggering warnings of “life-threatening” floods and mudslides. John has since weakened to a tropical storm and is slowing as it moves northwest of the coastal city of Acapulco in Oaxaca state. Fishermen return to shore ahead of the arrival of Hurricane John in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca State, Mexico, on September 23, 2024. The Salina Cruz Port is seen closed ahead of the arrival of Hurricane John in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca State, Mexico, on September 23, 2024. The government of Mexico has as changed the hurricane warning from east of Acapulco to Lagunas de Chacahua to a tropical storm warning.

Persons: John, National Hurricane Center . John, Hurricane, Rusvel Rasgado, Ana Aldai, ”, Chacahua Organizations: CNN, National Hurricane Center ., National Hurricane Center, Getty, Associated Press, AP Locations: Mexico’s, Marquelia, Guerrero, Acapulco, Oaxaca, ”, Mexico, Salina Cruz, Oaxaca State, AFP, Puerto Escondido, Salina Cruz Port, Lagunas, Chiapas

☆ Your coffee’s getting pricier – and climate change could keep it that way
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Erika Tulfo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Roasters and coffee experts are also signaling that prices could remain higher for longer, as factors like climate change reduce the coffee global supply. Climate change drives prices up“Coffee is more sensitive to changes in temperature than many other crops,” said Michael Hoffmann, professor emeritus at Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. “Climate change is getting worse. According to Delany, coffee prices are typically between 100 to 140 cents, but have stayed consistently above that range for the past three years. “There’s a drum beat in the background that is climate change, and that is causing problems,” he said.

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☆ As Mexico’s New President, Claudia Sheinbaum Must Stop the Violence - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Ioan Grillo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In a village in the hills of Guerrero State, residents ran from their homes as drones flew overhead, dropping makeshift bombs. This violence is the most formidable challenge that Claudia Sheinbaum, whom the nation has just elected by a huge margin to be its first female president, will have to confront when she takes power in October. The run-up to the election was one of the most violent campaigns in Mexico’s recent history. Ms. Sheinbaum did not put this bloodshed at the core of her campaign. A 61-year-old environmental engineer and a member of the governing Morena party, Ms. Sheinbaum won the vote on promises to continue social programs of the current president, her mentor Andrés Manuel López Obrador, known as AMLO.

Persons: Claudia Sheinbaum, Sheinbaum, Andrés Manuel López Obrador Locations: Guerrero State, Mexico, Morena

☆ Mexico’s next president will be a woman. But violence has overshadowed the glass ceiling being shattered.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Tara John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Sheinbaum is riding on a wave of popularity with the support of her long-time ally, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and their leftist Morena party. Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador gestures during an event in Mexico City. It was a strategy that saw the son of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman released on the orders of López Obrador in 2019 to avoid bloodshed. The Supreme Court upheld an opposition complaint and ordered López Obrador to return the National Guard to civilian jurisdiction. Amid ongoing “gender-based violence, including femicides and disappearances,” Kloppe-Santamaría said, getting a female president at this moment feels “very paradoxical.”

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☆ Dead Monkeys Are Falling From Trees Amid Brutal Heat in Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Manuela Andreoni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Gilberto Pozo, a biologist, was monitoring a small forest in the town of Cunduacán, in southern Mexico, in early May when two mantled howler monkeys fell from a tree in front of him with a thud. But, as temperatures soared over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in recent weeks, dozens of reports of dead monkeys started popping up. Residents were finding groups of 10 or more dead at a time, many also showing signs of dehydration. As of Wednesday, 147 monkeys have died in the states of Tabasco and Chiapas in southern Mexico. The deaths of dozens of mantled howler monkeys in Mexico may be the latest sign of the danger extreme temperatures pose to wildlife around the world.

Persons: Gilberto Pozo, “, ”, Pozo Locations: Cunduacán, Mexico, Tabasco, Chiapas

☆ Meet WiFi Money: Wealthy Finance Influencers Who Infuriated Investors
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Rob Price | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +26 min

The Texas couple were staring down more than $100,000 in debt, much of which they had poured into WiFi Money. Those who give their money to WiFi Money are often encouraged to sign up other people in return for a cut of their profits — and perhaps, one day, a chance to become part of the WiFi Money crew. As the money poured in, WiFi Money gained a patina of mainstream credibility. AdvertisementThrough WiFi Money, Moeller and Frederick had created a virtuous cycle of money and influence. The same month investors took WiFi Money to court over the stores, DBC announced it was closing down.

Persons: Alex Moeller, influencer, Jasmine Sadry, Joey Martin, Martin, Moeller, Chris Frederick, Casa Moeller Martinez, MentorCI, Kim Kardashians, Gary Vee, Uber, Etsy, Farnaz Ghaedipour, Frederick, Jay Gatsby, Scott Fitzgerald's, Brandon Celi, There's, Billy, Chris Casey, There's Todd Cahill, Liz Friesen, Tana Mongeau, Kardashian, —, James Ragano, BI Moeller, wouldn't, Kyle McDougal, Sadry, Kyncey, McDougal, hustlers, Kevin O'Leary, Jordan Belfort, Ronaldinho, Glenn Beck, I've, he'd, Daemon, I'm, they'd, It's, Chris Costello, Francis, Ashley, Costello, Gatsby, Casey, Avery Williamson, Victor Bermudez, DBC, They're, Instagram, Rolex Submariner Organizations: WiFi, Lamborghini, McLaren, Fox News, YouTube, Invest, Stanford University, PBS, BI, Social, Yahoo Finance, Business, Times, Piccadilly Circus, Fort, DMs, Kyncey Investments, Amazon, Kyncey, Investors, CNN, Fox Business, Big Tech, Florida Tropics Soccer Club, Royce, WiFi Money, Federal Trade Commission, WifiMoney, IRS, NFL, Dallas, Rolex Locations: Instagram, Mexico, Texas, Dallas, Quito, Ecuador, @amoeller, Florida, pecs, Maryland, Europe, Illinois, Mita, Burj, Fort Worth, dropshipping, Brazilian, New York City, ensconced, Minnesota, Los Angeles, Munich

CNN —Eight Chinese migrants have been found dead on the coast of southern Mexico, authorities said, after their boat capsized along a popular but perilous route for illegally entering the United States. One Chinese man survived the trip, the statement said. The prosecutor’s office said it was working with federal agencies to investigate the incident and the Chinese embassy in Mexico to identify the bodies. The number of Chinese migrants illegally entering the US from Mexico has skyrocketed in recent years. The influx of Chinese migrants spotlights the urgency many now feel to leave their homeland, even amid what Chinese leader Xi Jinping has claimed is a “national rejuvenation.”Many Chinese who left the country point to a struggle to survive.

Persons: San Francisco del, Iris Wang, Wang, “, ”, Xi Jinping, –, Communist Party’s, China’s, Xi Organizations: CNN, Communist Locations: Mexico, United States, San Francisco, San Francisco del Mar, Oaxaca, Mexican, Tapachula, Chiapas, Guatemala, Venezuela, China

The group is now waiting in Mexico City to get an appointment so they can legally cross the U.S.-Mexico border. They are biding time in Mexico City until they have enough money for a phone so they can use CBP One. Mexico deported only about 429 Venezuelans during the first two months of 2024, meaning nearly all are waiting in Mexico. Many fear that venturing north of Mexico City will get them fleeced or returned to southern Mexico. She said they were robbed by Mexican officials and gangs and returned several times to southern Mexico.

Persons: it's, ” Daniel Ventura, Biden, —, Joe Biden, Andres Manuel López Obrador, ”, López Obrador, Yessica Gutierrez, “, Jose Alberto Uzcategui, Stephanie Brewer, Maria Victoria Colmenares, Colmenares, Alejandro Mayorkas, Torrealba, ___, Gonzalez, Rebecca Santana Organizations: MEXICO CITY, U.S, United, Migrants, Washington Office, CBP, . Homeland, Associated Press, Washington , D.C Locations: MEXICO, U.S, Colombia, Panama, Mexico, “, Darien, Fort Atkinson , Wisconsin, Guatemala, Venezuela, Ecuadorians, United States, Mexico City, Venezuelan, Trujillo, Panamanian, America, The U.S, Tijuana, San Diego, Matamoros, Brownsville , Texas, Nicaragua, Washington ,

☆ U.S. Plans to Deport Mexican Man Acquitted in Kathryn Steinle Case
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Hamed Aleaziz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The United States plans to deport the Mexican man who was acquitted of killing Kathryn Steinle, a woman whose 2015 death while strolling along a San Francisco pier fueled a fierce national debate over immigration, officials said Thursday. Donald J. Trump, then a presidential candidate, highlighted the case in his attacks on migration and sanctuary cities. Jose Inez Garcia Zarate was acquitted by a jury in November 2017 on murder and manslaughter charges but was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm. ICE plans to deport Mr. Garcia Zarate to central or southern Mexico within days or a week, according to an official with the Department of Homeland Security. The person, who was not authorized to discuss the case publicly, spoke on condition of anonymity.

Persons: Kathryn Steinle, Donald J, Trump, Jose Inez Garcia Zarate, Mr, Garcia Zarate Organizations: United, . Immigration, ICE, Department of Homeland Security Locations: United States, San Francisco, Mexico

Crossings in recent weeks are down overall along the entire U.S. border, including areas without such a heavy security presence. The arrival of GOP governors to Eagle Pass rounds out a weekend that has kept the small border city of roughly 30,000 residents in an unwitting spotlight. The number of crossings in Eagle Pass has recently fallen to a few hundred a day. Mexico has bolstered immigration efforts that include adding more checkpoints and sending people from the northern border to southern Mexico. Melissa Ruiz, 30, arrived at the Piedras Negras shelter, across the river from Eagle Pass, along with her four children.

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☆ Some Migrants Are Swapping Their American Dream for a Mexican One
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +5 min

So when Banegas fled gang threats in Honduras once more in 2021, he set his sights not on the United States, but Mexico. He gets along with his Mexican coworkers, he said, and he's proud his six-month-old son, David, is a Mexican citizen. The vast majority of migrants who enter Mexico continue north toward the U.S., posing challenges for the Biden administration. U.S., Mexican and U.N. officials have called for regional cooperation to help migrants resettle in places such as Mexico, Costa Rica and Colombia, aiming to reduce illegal migration to the U.S. (Reporting by Daina Beth Solomon in Mexico City and Laura Gottesdiener in Saltillo; Editing by Christian Plumb and Suzanne Goldenberg)

Persons: Laura Gottesdiener, Beth Solomon, Walter Banegas, Banegas, Long, he's, David, Biden, Giovanni Lepri, Arturo Rocha, Jose Medina Mora, Fernando Hernandez, Kaitlyn, Hernandez, Daina Beth Solomon, Christian Plumb, Suzanne Goldenberg Organizations: United, Pace Industries, UNHCR, U.S, ASK Locations: Beth Solomon SALTILLO, Mexico, Mexican, Saltillo, Honduran, Honduras, United States, United Nations, Michigan, U.S, Haiti, Venezuela, El Salvador, Cuba, Costa Rica, Colombia, Texas, Monterrey, Chang's, Mexico City

So when Banegas fled gang threats in Honduras once more in 2021, he set his sights not on the United States, but Mexico. He gets along with his Mexican coworkers, he said, and he's proud his six-month-old son, David, is a Mexican citizen. 'VERY SOLID OPTION'A decade ago, a few hundred people annually received asylum in Mexico. The vast majority of migrants who enter Mexico continue north toward the U.S., posing challenges for the Biden administration. U.S., Mexican and U.N. officials have called for regional cooperation to help migrants resettle in places such as Mexico, Costa Rica and Colombia, aiming to reduce illegal migration to the U.S.

Persons: Walter Banegas, Daniel Becerril, Banegas, Long, he's, David, Biden, Giovanni Lepri, Arturo Rocha, Jose Medina Mora, Fernando Hernandez, Kaitlyn, Hernandez, Daina Beth Solomon, Laura Gottesdiener, Christian Plumb, Suzanne Goldenberg Organizations: Pace, REUTERS, Rights, United, Pace Industries, UNHCR, U.S, ASK, Thomson Locations: Honduras, Mexico, Saltillo , Mexico, Rights SALTILLO, Mexican, Saltillo, Honduran, United States, United Nations, Michigan, U.S, Haiti, Venezuela, El Salvador, Cuba, Costa Rica, Colombia, Texas, Monterrey, Chang's, Mexico City

☆ In southern Mexico, third-gender 'muxe' festival mixes celebration and activism
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Jose Cortes | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

JUCHITAN, Mexico, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Members of southern Mexico's third-gender 'muxe' community celebrated sexual and gender diversity over the weekend, while committing to fighting for LGBTQ people in the face of recent losses. "In the Zapotec language, there is no gender," said Felina Santiago, considered by many the matriarch of Juchitan's muxe community. Before the festivities began, a special mass was held for festival attendees and other members of the local community. This weekend's festival is called the "True Fearless Seekers of Danger" vela, a name that harkens to the risk many members of the community face. Reporting by Jose Cortes in Juchitan; Writing by Brendan O'Boyle; Editing by Bill BerkrotOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Felina Santiago, Juchitan's, Oscar Cazorla, Ociel Baena, Mexico's, Elvis Guerra, Jose Cortes, Brendan O'Boyle, Bill Berkrot Organizations: vela, Thomson Locations: JUCHITAN, Mexico, Juchitan, Oaxaca, Aguascalientes

☆ Global warming: Humanity just lived through the hottest 12 months in at least 125,000 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

A temperature display reading 99 degrees Fahrenheit (37.2 degrees Celsius) in Houston, Texas, on June 21, 2023. “October 2023 has seen exceptional temperature anomalies, following on from four months of global temperature records being obliterated,” Samantha Burgess, deputy director of Copernicus, said in a statement. Every month since June has smashed monthly heat records and every month since July has been at least 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The year to-date is averaging 1.43 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, according to Copernicus — perilously close to the internationally agreed ambition to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. China saw more than 12 monthly temperature records broken on Monday, with temperatures reaching 34 degrees Celsius (93 Fahrenheit) in some places.

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☆ Hundreds more join Mexico migrant caravan headed for US, organizer says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Hundreds more people have joined a caravan of thousands of migrants in Mexico bound for the United States, one of the organizers said on Tuesday, as the group traveled through the southern state of Chiapas. On Wednesday, the caravan will aim to reach the town of Huixtla, about 13 miles to the north, Mujica said. U.S. President Joe Biden, who is seeking reelection next year, is under pressure to bring down the number of people crossing illegally into the United States from Mexico. Most of the latest caravan are from Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras and Venezuela, according to Mujica. The storm is also threatens to lash southern Mexico with rain, potentially affecting the region where the caravan is traveling.

Persons: Irineo Mujica, Mujica, Joe Biden, Pilar, Dave Graham, Michael Perry Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Tuesday, Diego Ore, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Mexico, United States, Chiapas, Huehuetan, Tapachula, Guatemalan, Huixtla, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Venezuela, Darien, Panama, Colombia

☆ Large Migrant Caravan Sets off for US From Southern Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Diego OréMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A large migrant caravan comprising many Central Americans and Venezuelans left southern Mexico on Monday for the United States, organizers and officials said, as Washington grapples with renewed pressure on its southern border. U.S. President Joe Biden, who is seeking reelection next year, is under pressure to curb the number of people crossing illegally into the United States from Mexico. Most of the latest caravan are from Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras and Venezuela, according to Mujica. Mujica said the migrants opted to leave Tapachula due to frustration about not being able to obtain humanitarian visas. Tropical storm Pilar formed off Central America in the Pacific on Monday, and threatens to dump heavy rain on the region and parts of southern Mexico.

Persons: Diego, Irineo Mujica, Joe Biden, Mujica, it's, Oscar Gutierrez, Pilar, Diego Ore, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Central, Migration Institute, Central America Locations: MEXICO, Mexico, United States, Washington, Chiapas, Tapachula, Guatemalan, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Venezuela, Huehuetan, Acapulco, Darien, Panama, Colombia, Venezuelan

Listen and follow The DailyApple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon MusicHurricane Otis, which killed more than two dozen people in southern Mexico this week, exemplified a phenomenon that meteorologists fear will become more and more common: a severe hurricane that arrives with little warning or time to prepare. Judson Jones, who covers natural disasters for The Times, explains why Hurricane Otis packed such an unexpected punch.

Persons: Judson Jones, Hurricane Otis Organizations: Spotify, Music Hurricane Otis, The Times Locations: Mexico

ACAPULCO, Mexico, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Looting ravaged the Mexican city of Acapulco after the iconic beach resort was hammered this week by Hurricane Otis, a record-breaking storm that killed at least 27 people and left thousands of residents struggling to get food and water. [1/5]People walk among rubble in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis, in Acapulco, Mexico, October 27, 2023. 'WE WERE LUCKY'Mexican authorities said Otis was the most powerful storm ever to strike Mexico's Pacific coast. To evacuate tourists, an air bridge between Acapulco and Mexico City was being set up on Friday after authorities got the city's battered airport back up and running. Lopez Obrador urged insurance companies to speed up payouts.

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☆ Hurricane Otis’ Acapulco destruction shown in before-and-after images
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Eric Zerkel | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —New satellite images capture the scale of destruction Category 5 Hurricane Otis wrought in Acapulco and southern Mexico. Satellite image ©️2023 Maxar Technologies The Acapulco shoreline on October 26, 2023. Satellite image ©️2023 Maxar Technologies Storm surge cut gashes into the beach Satellite image ©️2023 Maxar TechnologiesHotels along the beach in Acapulco, Mexico, on October 4, 2023. Satellite image ©️2023 Maxar Technologies Boats are tossed ashore and buildings torn apart in Acapulco Bay Satellite image ©️2023 Maxar TechnologiesAnd it caught many off guard in Acapulco, some of whom are still missing. Satellite image ©️2023 Maxar Technologies Walmart and Sam's Club after the storm in Acapulco, Mexico, on October 26, 2023.

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☆ Hurricane Otis’ impact around Acapulco, Mexico remains unclear amid widespread communications outages
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The outages have significantly limited authorities’ ability to survey or share the magnitude of Otis’ impact. Otis rapidly intensified from a tropical storm to an extremely dangerous Category 5 hurricane – the area’s strongest storm on record – in just 12 hours. Residents survey damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis in Xaltianguis, Guerrero state, Mexico. The storm’s heavy rains are forecast to continue impacting the region through Thursday, possibly triggering flash flooding and mudslides, the National Hurricane Center said. Residents survey damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis in Xaltianguis, Guerrero state, Mexico.

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On Tuesday morning, few meteorologists were talking about Tropical Storm Otis. At that time, forecast computer models didn’t show much to be concerned about. By Sunday evening, the computer forecast models were still not showing much. This is why meteorologists often preach that a computer model isn’t a forecast — forecasters create forecasts, they like to say. On Monday evening, with Otis still a tropical storm, satellite images revealed a little feature that could mean that the storm was about to intensify very quickly.

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☆ Hurricane Otis weakens over southern Mexico after battering Acapulco
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

People stand on the beach after Hurricane Otis' arrival alert in Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico on October 24, 2023. Hurricane Otis slammed into Mexico's southern Pacific coast as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane early Wednesday, bringing dangerous winds and heavy rain to Acapulco and surrounding towns, stirring memories of a 1997 storm that killed dozens of people. The center of Otis is expected to move farther inland over southern Mexico through Wednesday night. Otis is stronger than Hurricane Pauline that hit Acapulco in 1997, López said. Otis' arrival came just days after Hurricane Norma struck the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula to the north.

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☆ Brazen ambush leaves at least 13 local police dead in Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/4] Forensic technicians work at a crime scene where several local police officers were shot dead by gunmen, in Coyuca de Benitez, Mexico October 23, 2023. Among the dead is the local security chief for the town of Coyuca de Benitez, the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The Coyuca de Benitez area is known for the presence of organized crime. Prior to the ambush, the agents were sent to respond to a report of alleged firearm detonations in the area, the source said. Reporting by Lizbeth Diaz; Writing by Isabel Woodford; Editing by David Alire Garcia and Sonali PaulOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Coyuca de Benitez, Javier Verdin, de, Lizbeth Diaz, Isabel Woodford, David Alire Garcia, Sonali Paul Organizations: REUTERS, MEXICO CITY, National Guard, Thomson Locations: Coyuca, Mexico, MEXICO, Mexico's Guerrero, Acapulco, de Benitez, Guerrero

☆ Midwives check on pregnant migrants traveling through Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Jose Cortes | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Midwives Leticia Serrano and Maria Abascal talk to a migrant woman carrying her son, at a makeshift migrant shelter where Serrano checks on pregnant women, in San Sebastian Tutla, Oaxaca, October 19, 2023. As record numbers of migrants looking to reach the United States trek the perilous Darien Gap jungles between Colombia and Panama, many have reported rapes. The makeshift midwives' station in the camp in Oaxaca state, where families sleep in small tents with little protection from sun and rain, is part of a network of midwives helping migrants that operates across Mexico. Melanie Gonzalez, 22, has been traveling for two months since leaving Venezuela with her husband to seek work in the United States and send money back to her mother and two kids. At six-months pregnant, she, like many other women making the journey across Mexico faces numerous risks, including infections that can cause miscarriage and rough conditions.

Persons: Leticia Serrano, Maria Abascal, Serrano, Jorge Luis Plata, SEBASTIAN, Luzmar Rodriguez, I've, Rodriguez, Melanie Gonzalez, Gonzalez, Jose Cortes, Sarah Morland, Rod Nickel Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: San Sebastian, Oaxaca, Mexico, United States, Colombia, Panama, Venezuelan, Chile, Texas, Mexico City, Venezuela

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