Veracruz, Mexico /
Covering themselves with plastic bags, old sheets or cardboard is how they spend the night dozens of migrantsin the midst of the intense rains that have occurred this week in the south of the state of Veracruzafter the passage of the tropical depression Eleven-E.
“Awfulit is a quite rough and strong journey; “We were out here and no one slept because of the rain,” says Gabriela, originally from Venezuelaand who arrived in Coatzacoalcos a week ago, as part of his migratory route towards USA.
They rest on the side of the train tracks, under the Avenue One bridgean emblematic site for migrants and where they leave freight and passenger trains.
Carlos is another migrant who arrived in this city a couple of days ago, he shows his wet clothes, because he couldn’t find anything to cover himself with from the water.
“The truth we are badwe are wet, in fact, the children had a bad night, because their clothes are wet and they didn’t have anything to change”says the 39-year-old migrant.
Migrants start to get sick
He migrant shelter is fullso they have no choice but to rest outdoors.
They cover themselves with bags and some sheets or how they can; The mattresses got wet and they have to sleep on the floor or cardboard that neighbors from nearby neighborhoods give them.
Because your clothes they are wetsome begin to get sick with the flu and cough. Although the state of health of the migrant children like Karlis, just nine years old.
“I feel a little bad because I got wet“Right now I feel a little good, but I have discomfort in my belly and mucus,” says the youngest while playing in the wet earth.
This week the rains increased in the south of Veracruz due to tropical depression Once-e, therefore, migrants ask for help from people: They need clothes, sheets, mats and food.
What remains of the week They will stay on the side of the tracks of the train in Coatzacoalcosor until they board the trains. They are at least 80 migrants, between adults and children, those who find themselves in this situation.
There is no foodand less for medicines, so they hope to recover from the respiratory diseases that suffer.
M.O.
