Six migrants died, including three children, and 11 others were injured when a van carrying people of different nationalities overturned in central Mexico, the Red Cross reported Saturday.
The incident took place on a federal highway in Puebla state on Friday night and the Urvan truck was transporting migrants from Cuba, Venezuela and Ecuador, the Red Cross of the city of Tehuacán told the AP.
Of the migrants, six died and 11 were injured and taken to health centers in Puebla, the Red Cross said.
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On the other hand, the National Institute of Migration (INM) reported on its Twitter account on Saturday that 688 migrants were staying in the state of Puebla, of whom 567 were found in a hotel car and 121 in a bus traveling through a local highway .
In the northern state of Coahuila, immigration officials and state police located 127 Nicaraguans traveling in an overcrowded semi-truck.
In recent months, at the behest of the United States, Mexico has stepped up efforts to curb illegal migration through increased use of the military and state security forces.
Humanitarian organizations have questioned this policy, warning that it poses a risk to many migrants who are victims of abuse, discrimination and vulnerable conditions.
Migrants die when truck overturns, including three children. Photo: Facebook
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National Defense Minister General Luis Cresencio Sandoval reported that from June 21 to July 21, the detention of migrants increased by 79% to a total of 36,497 people.
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