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| Mexico on high alert as manhunt for drug lord Guzman continues | Mexico on high alert as manhunt for drug lord Guzman continues |
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| Mexico's Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong has been holding a meeting with state governors on how to prevent an increase in violence following the escape of the country's most wanted drug lord. | |
| A manhunt is underway across Mexico to try to recapture Joaquin Guzman, the leader of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel. | A manhunt is underway across Mexico to try to recapture Joaquin Guzman, the leader of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel. |
| There are fears his escape could spark a turf war with rival drug cartels. | There are fears his escape could spark a turf war with rival drug cartels. |
| Guzman fled through a 1.5km-long (one mile) tunnel on Saturday night. | Guzman fled through a 1.5km-long (one mile) tunnel on Saturday night. |
| The tunnel linked the shower area of the high security Altiplano jail to a house built over the past year across maize fields near the prison. | The tunnel linked the shower area of the high security Altiplano jail to a house built over the past year across maize fields near the prison. |
| At the meeting, the Mexican authorities and 10 state governors are going to "assess the progress on the search and discuss additional measures to capture this runaway delinquent," says a government statement. | |
| Mr Osorio Chong has been visiting the prison and the nearby area for the first time since Guzman's escape. | Mr Osorio Chong has been visiting the prison and the nearby area for the first time since Guzman's escape. |
| He arrived by helicopter at the Altiplano compound, about 90km (55 miles) west of Mexico City, along with a group of congressmen and National Security Commissioner Monte Alejandro Rubrido. | He arrived by helicopter at the Altiplano compound, about 90km (55 miles) west of Mexico City, along with a group of congressmen and National Security Commissioner Monte Alejandro Rubrido. |
| Mr Osorio Chong is in charge of the operation in the absence of President Enrique Pena Nieto, who is on a planned visit to France for that country's Bastille Day celebrations on Tuesday. | Mr Osorio Chong is in charge of the operation in the absence of President Enrique Pena Nieto, who is on a planned visit to France for that country's Bastille Day celebrations on Tuesday. |
| He will give a media conference in the next few hours to give an update on the investigations. | He will give a media conference in the next few hours to give an update on the investigations. |
| Laundry basket escape | Laundry basket escape |
| Security has been reinforced across Mexico. Flights from nearby Toluca airport were suspended and checkpoints have been set up. | Security has been reinforced across Mexico. Flights from nearby Toluca airport were suspended and checkpoints have been set up. |
| Guatemala also reinforced its northern border with Mexico in response to the news that Guzman had escaped. It was there he was captured in 1993. | Guatemala also reinforced its northern border with Mexico in response to the news that Guzman had escaped. It was there he was captured in 1993. |
| Guzman was sent to a top-security jail in Mexico, Puente Grande, but broke out in 2001, reportedly hidden in a laundry cart after bribing officials. | Guzman was sent to a top-security jail in Mexico, Puente Grande, but broke out in 2001, reportedly hidden in a laundry cart after bribing officials. |
| In the following years, he expanded the reach of his organisation, says the BBC's Juan Paullier in Mexico City. | In the following years, he expanded the reach of his organisation, says the BBC's Juan Paullier in Mexico City. |
| Analysts are warning that the same could happen again, if Guzman's escape triggers conflicts with other cartels keen to protect their patches. | Analysts are warning that the same could happen again, if Guzman's escape triggers conflicts with other cartels keen to protect their patches. |
| Dozens of prison guards are being questioned at the Altiplano prison to find out how he could escape this time. | Dozens of prison guards are being questioned at the Altiplano prison to find out how he could escape this time. |
| Video footage showed Guzman entering the shower area in his cell at 20:52 local time on Saturday (01:52 GMT Sunday). | Video footage showed Guzman entering the shower area in his cell at 20:52 local time on Saturday (01:52 GMT Sunday). |
| The tunnel, which measures 1.7m by 70cm, would have allowed Guzman, who is known as El Chapo or Shorty, to comfortably walk upright. | The tunnel, which measures 1.7m by 70cm, would have allowed Guzman, who is known as El Chapo or Shorty, to comfortably walk upright. |
| It had ventilation and lights and guards also found a motorcycle which they believe was used to transport earth removed as the tunnel was dug. | It had ventilation and lights and guards also found a motorcycle which they believe was used to transport earth removed as the tunnel was dug. |
| Inside the building, officials found a bed and a kitchen, suggesting those who dug the tunnel could have spent days at a time there. | Inside the building, officials found a bed and a kitchen, suggesting those who dug the tunnel could have spent days at a time there. |
| A calculation based on the height, width and extension of the tunnel estimates that the earth removed would have filled 379 lorries, said Reforma newspaper. | A calculation based on the height, width and extension of the tunnel estimates that the earth removed would have filled 379 lorries, said Reforma newspaper. |
| President Pena Nieto called Guzman's escape "an affront to the state" and ordered a full investigation. | President Pena Nieto called Guzman's escape "an affront to the state" and ordered a full investigation. |
| Guzman's personal fortune is estimated at $1bn (£640m). | Guzman's personal fortune is estimated at $1bn (£640m). |