2023-07-09 01:02:39
More than 100 migrants have lost their lives so far in 2023 due to a heat wave on the border
More than a hundred migrants have lost their lives so far this year due to the heat while trying to cross the border from Mexico to the United States, Border Patrol chief Jason Owens said in a message on the social network Twitter.
“Don’t risk your lives by crossing the border illegally,” asked Owens. So far this year, his agents have carried out 5,091 heat-related rescues, and have discovered 103 migrants dead from this cause, according to his message on Twitter.
“High temperatures along the Southwest border during the summer make the journey to cross illegally more dangerous and treacherous. Do not put your life in danger by undertaking the perilous journey to the United States”the Border Patrol tweeted in Spanish.
The forecast models for the next 16 days “they show no end to this heat wave”adds the Meteorological Service, which considers that “this could be one of the longest heat waves, if not the longest”as reported by The Washington Post.
The extreme heat wave that has affected Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California in recent days may worsen next week, “Rivaling some of the worst the area has ever seen,” according to the National Meteorological Service, reported Telemundo.
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