International news agencies have reported that 39 migrants died after a fire in a detention center for migrants in northern Mexico and near the US border.
Publish dateWednesday 29 March 2023 - 09:31
Story Code : 267543
Afghan News Agency (AVA): International news agencies have reported that this incident took place on the border of America and Mexico.
The Associated Press news agency has reported today, citing a Mexican official that 39 migrants have died following a fire in a detention center for migrants in northern Mexico and near the US border.
An official of Mexico's National Migration Institute, who asked not to be named, said that 29 people were also injured in the fire that occurred late Monday local time.
Ciudad Juarez is one of the main border crossings through which immigrants enter America. According to the Associated Press, the existing shelters are full of immigrants who have been waiting for the opportunity to cross the border or who have applied for asylum in America and are waiting for the end of their application.
According to media reports, the Office of the Attorney General of Mexico has started an investigation into this fire and investigators are present at the site.
Details about the nature of this event and which countries the immigrants were nationals of have not been published yet.
Recently, a number of Afghan citizens who have gone to Latin America have chosen the long way of Central America and Mexico to reach America.
The Associated Press news agency has reported today, citing a Mexican official that 39 migrants have died following a fire in a detention center for migrants in northern Mexico and near the US border.
An official of Mexico's National Migration Institute, who asked not to be named, said that 29 people were also injured in the fire that occurred late Monday local time.
Ciudad Juarez is one of the main border crossings through which immigrants enter America. According to the Associated Press, the existing shelters are full of immigrants who have been waiting for the opportunity to cross the border or who have applied for asylum in America and are waiting for the end of their application.
According to media reports, the Office of the Attorney General of Mexico has started an investigation into this fire and investigators are present at the site.
Details about the nature of this event and which countries the immigrants were nationals of have not been published yet.
Recently, a number of Afghan citizens who have gone to Latin America have chosen the long way of Central America and Mexico to reach America.
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