In the spotlight: 54 migrants died in Mexico in a road accident
An injured migrant is moved by rescue personnel from an accident site near Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas state, Mexico, December 9, 2021 © AP Photo
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“
In Chiapas… Tragedy
”, headlines the Mexican newspaper
Uno Mas Uno
, above two terrible photos: that of a tangle of metal sheets and luggage; that of a line of bodies, on the road, covered with white sheets.
El Universal
explains: "
the truck first hit a retaining wall, before crashing into another wall, that of a pedestrian bridge
". “
On the bridge, we heard a huge noise
”, testifies a passer-by - this is the title of
Milenio
. The photo reproduced by
Excelsior
of the lying truck, totally dislocated, testifies to the violence of the shock.
"
He was transporting 107 migrants
", specifies
Milenio
, and "
he was driving too fast
", the driver "
lost control of his truck
", near the town of Belisario Dominguez, and according to witnesses, "
fled to the river that runs alongside the road
”.
In the photos published by
El Universal
, members of the Mexican Red Cross help injured people lying on young and red blankets.
Opening of an investigation
The General Prosecutor's Office of Mexico opens an investigation with this precision, to read in
Milenio
: the Prosecutor's Office specializing in human rights will participate.
El Universal
for its part announces that "
the National Institute of Migration will grant humanitarian visas to survivors as well as accommodation and food
". According to the Civil Protection of Chiapas, the majority are of Guatemalan nationality, and "
the government of Guatemala offers its assistance to repatriate the bodies
", indicates
Milenio
.
In Guatemala, this accident is also making the headlines:
La Hora
publishes the telephone numbers that families can call in search of information on their relatives who may have been victims of the accident.
Prensa Libre
recalls that the Mexican authorities "
intercepted more than 228,000
migrants and expelled more than 82,000
from January to October 2021, figures never seen for more than 15 years
". "
Our brothers died in Chiapas
", laments the newspaper in its
editorial
. They sought "
a better horizon for lack of opportunities in their own countries, especially in the provinces, where the
E
state is virtually absent
." And the columnist to shell out "
the successive failures of governments, the futile political disputes which interrupt the promised actions, the abysmal delays in human development… The citizen can share his pain with the neighbor who has lost one of his family.
The authorities have an obligation to implement what they have promised
”.
Nicaragua cuts off relations with Taiwan
Confidencial
recalls that "this
is the second time that a government of Daniel Ortega has broken off diplomatic relations with Taiwan
" to recognize China as "the
only legitimate government
".
He had already done so in 1985, before relations resumed "
in 1990 under the administration of Violeta Barrios de Chamorro
".
La Prensa
saw the new rupture coming: “
Taiwan did not congratulate Daniel Ortega on his re-election on November 7
”;
and then Taiwan is "
protected by the United States
", while "
the Ortega-Murillo regime constantly accuses Washington of interventionism, and the United States has sanctioned several" orteguist "officials
".
In fact, the United States press is also commenting on the news: the
Washington Post
notes that there are only 14 countries left to recognize Taiwan, and that "
this rupture comes at a time when China is stepping up its aggressive actions against Taiwan and tensions are high between China and
É
the United States
. " The
New York Times
recalls that US President Joe Biden "
had invited two Taiwanese officials to his virtual 'summit for democracy'
," and no Chinese officials. The US State Department has also reacted to this change of alliance by Managua, notes the
Washington Post
, by condemning a decision which "
deprives the people of Nicaragua of a loyal partner for their economic and democratic growth
”.
Nicaragua loses one of its biggest donors
Taiwan was
Nicaragua's
“
main
donor country
”, says
La Prensa
.
The
newspaper
continues: "
He does not have much left: Daniel Ortega got angry with almost all those that the previous democratic governments had gathered, before the current dictatorship, to help the country to face its multiple financial needs
". ..
In 15 years, Taiwan has donated $ 194 million, not counting last year's 28.
With only one request in return: "
the recognition that it is a nation independent of Beijing
".
In
Trinchera de la Noticia
, we can read that Taiwan regrets "
a fruitful cooperation which benefited both peoples and which was rejected by the government of Ortega
".
In Haiti, an appeal against corruption
"
Ariel Henry calls for justice to apprehend the corrupters and the corrupt
", headlines
Le Nouvelliste
. The Prime Minister launched this appeal this Thursday, December 9, on the occasion of the International Day against Corruption. He invited "
all directors of
É
tat with their ethical values, honesty, transparency and probity
," and "
citizens to support the
E
state in this vast Republican shipyard
." Before Ariel Henry, recalls the newspaper, “the
late President Jovenel Moïse had often insisted that the country had five problems: corruption (five times).
"
"
But in the country, many doubt the real will of the de facto power in place to curb corruption,
" said
AlterPress
, taking as an example "
the PetroCaribe case of Venezuelan aid to Haiti, which raised an outcry in the country
": It"
still has not resulted in a trial
". "
Before the justice was weak, ineffective, unfair: today it is swept away by the socio-political crisis
", considers for its part
Le Nouvelliste
, who calls on the authorities to commit to "
doing everything to reassemble the justice
", to l occasion, this Friday, of the 73rd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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