Shock: Guatemala saves 126 migrants trapped in roadside containers

immigrantUp to 126 people were trapped in containers on trucks parked on the side of the road. Fortunately, the villagers heard the sound and told the staff to come and help.

news agency BBC reported that the policeGuatemalaIt rescued more than 126 migrants trapped in abandoned container vans on the road between Nueva Concepcion and Cogales. the west of the country On Saturday, October 9, 2021, it was expected that people smugglers were dumped while being sent tounited statesthrough Mexico

According to a spokesman for the local police Officers have been informed to measure a container car. Because the villagers heard screams and knocks coming from the cabinet. When the officers arrived, they actually heard the sound. So they opened the container door and found 126 illegal immigrants.

More than 100 migrants found are Haitians. The rest are Nepalese and Ghanaian. Alejandra Mina, a spokesman for the institute, said: They traveled to Central America in Honduras. and is traveling north with a destination in the United States The migrants were later repatriated to the Honduran border. and sent to the authorities to continue

The latest discovery came just one day. Mexican authorities arrested 652 migrants hiding in three refrigerated trailer trucks traveling near the US border.

These events also reflected the rising number of immigrants. especially Haitians who decided to venture a long distance to head to the United States After years of instability in the country they faced. And the situation worsened after the president’s assassination in July. This was followed by a devastating earthquake the following month.