2024-07-31 11:41:17
There was a lot of news… and the shootings. We didn’t want to leave our house, I have a three-year-old girl. She’s little, she’s my granddaughter,” recalls Belinda Bravo, a resident of Amatenando de la Frontera, Chiapasone of the 297 people who sought refuge in Guatemala, due to the violence they experience in the mountains of Chiapas due to the fight between the Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
Already in a safe place, he recounts what they experienced before leaving their community and abandoning everything they had: “When we heard those gunshots, those chainsaws that were cutting down trees, we got under the bed, lying on the floor; they started shooting and you could hear thes bullets were passing over us And when they calmed down a bit, we left as soon as we could; we didn’t bring any clothes or flip-flops or anything, not even a diaper for my baby.”
The woman, approximately 60 years old, rests in a chair in the shelter set up for Chiapas victims of forced displacement. “I, for my part, did not bring anything, (we came) walking through breaks And, in addition, I am sick, because I am very sick, my husband is sick, we suffer from diabetes,” she says.
She says that they managed to get to the Reforma neighborhood, in the municipality of Cui, in Guatemala. “And thanks to this community that is supporting us.”
For its part, Apolinar Vela, from the San José neighborhood, also Chiapas, He said, “We are very grateful that our brothers here above opened the doors for us. I think it is something that is priceless.”
“Thanks to them we have a place to spend the night, we are not enduring the cold, because thanks to them God And to them (the Guatemalans) who welcomed us well (…) thanks to all the people who welcomed us well,” he acknowledged.
MEXICANS ARE SERVED: GUATEMALAN AUTHORITIES
The president of Guatemala, Bernardo Arevalo, and the departmental governor of Huehuetenango, Elsa Hernández, explained in separate conferences that they are caring for the displaced people from Chiapas, who since last Monday began to arrive in Cuilco.
Although yesterday the president assured that there were 600 Mexicans who had crossed in search of asylum and safety, Hernandez said that only 297 remain in the border municipality, that the rest received support such as food, clothing, footwear and moved to other places. border populations.
They explained that the victims of violence in Chiapas, They were urged to seek help at community centers such as churches, community halls and educational centers, where they are now being assisted by the military and police of the Central American country.
The governor stated that they have made arrangements to receive humanitarian aid and thanked institutions, without mentioning which ones, for the food supplies, hygiene kits and other supplies that serve to help the population that suffers from the “forced migration”.
For their part, military authorities reported that given the situation prevailing in New Reformation, Security forces feel displaced, mainly in four points where migration to Guatemala is reported or where the entry of criminal groups could occur, to guarantee the safety of Guatemalans.
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2024-07-31 11:41:17