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Mexico finds 24 'migrant' bodies Mexico finds 24 'migrant' bodies
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The bodies of 24 people believed to be illegal migrants have been washed ashore in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.The bodies of 24 people believed to be illegal migrants have been washed ashore in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.
The dead, who were all men, were thought to be trying to get to the United States from Central America.The dead, who were all men, were thought to be trying to get to the United States from Central America.
The authorities suspect many more may still be in the water and a search and rescue operation is underway. The authorities suspect many more may still be in the water and a search and rescue operation is under way.
At this stage, bad weather is being blamed, but boats carrying illegal immigrants through Mexican waters are often overloaded or unseaworthy.At this stage, bad weather is being blamed, but boats carrying illegal immigrants through Mexican waters are often overloaded or unseaworthy.
The gruesome discovery came after the civil protection authorities in Oaxaca had received calls that a boat carrying illegal immigrants from Central America had capsized off the Pacific coast.The gruesome discovery came after the civil protection authorities in Oaxaca had received calls that a boat carrying illegal immigrants from Central America had capsized off the Pacific coast.
There are numerous ways in which people-smugglers take immigrants to the United States via Mexico and traffickers are constantly seeking new routes which avoid checkpoints and customs officers.There are numerous ways in which people-smugglers take immigrants to the United States via Mexico and traffickers are constantly seeking new routes which avoid checkpoints and customs officers.
Often people are carried first to Mexico by boat, from where they must make a second hazardous journey across the border hidden in trucks or lorries.Often people are carried first to Mexico by boat, from where they must make a second hazardous journey across the border hidden in trucks or lorries.
Other journeys involve hundreds of kilometres by sea to take immigrants directly to the US coastline.Other journeys involve hundreds of kilometres by sea to take immigrants directly to the US coastline.
And many Cubans who leave the island travel to Mexico first rather than trying to cross the Florida straits. Illegal immigrants often pay as much as $5,000 to be taken north.And many Cubans who leave the island travel to Mexico first rather than trying to cross the Florida straits. Illegal immigrants often pay as much as $5,000 to be taken north.
However, as the accident off the coast of Oaxaca shows, they can often pay a much highest price.However, as the accident off the coast of Oaxaca shows, they can often pay a much highest price.