Thursday, April 18, 2024
A collapsed construction crane next to a concrete bridge support

Crane collapse halts work on section of Mexico City-Toluca commuter rail

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Work on a Mexico City section of the project is on hold pending investigations after a crane collapsed Wednesday while assembling a bridge.
Police in Fresnillo, Zacatecas

Public security survey shows uptick in Mexicans who feel unsafe

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The quarterly survey showed an increase in security concern from the 10-year-low recorded at the end of 2023, with 14 cities seeing a significant rise.
Marine researchers on a ship looking through telescopes for vaquita porpoises

Vaquita porpoise survey expedition announced for May

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The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and Mexican government announced the dates of their annual joint vaquita porpoise monitoring mission.
Acapulco beachgoer in front of ocean with damaged buildings in coastline view

Is Acapulco ‘on its feet’ or a ‘grim scene’ 6 months after Hurricane Otis?

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Some hotels have reopened and major events have returned, but the Pacific port is still facing an uphill climb in its recovery efforts.
A young girl receives a vaccine from a nurse

Mexico’s Health Ministry issues measles alert

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Mexico has reported 859 probable cases of measles or rubella, all of which are suspected to have originated outside of Mexico.

38 migrants rescued from a property north of Mexico City

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The group had been abducted while moving north to the border with the United States, but no arrests were reported.

Gas explosion in Tlalpan causes building collapse, injuring at least 15

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The blast impacted several houses in the vicinity and left at least 15 residents with injuries, some of them serious.
Migrants ride a freight train through the desert

Mexico saw unprecedented numbers of undocumented migrants arrive in 2023 

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In, 2023, Mexico also received record-breaking numbers of asylum applications and documented arrivals.
A couple brings their own shade to a Mexico City park in late March.

First heat wave of the season brings scorching temperatures across Mexico

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The same heat wave that brought record temperatures to Mexico City will keep temperatures high in much of Mexico this week.
The YouTuber known as El Purepeche's documentation of Lake Patzcuaro's dry lakebed drew the attention of web denizens across a range of social media platforms.

Viral video raises alarms about a disappearing Lake Pátzcuaro

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Drought and water theft have depleted Michoacán's Lake Pátzcuaro, putting at risk the livelihoods of locals who work in fishing and tourism.
People buying bottled water from a supermarket

Mexico City authorities advise Benito Juárez residents continue to use purified water

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Until the water contamination crisis abates, Mexico City has installed stations in the affected areas of Benito Juárez borough to provide purified water.