トレーラーに閉じこめられて放置されて

　メキシコで、123名ほどが詰まったトレーラーが発見され、救助されたとのこと。

BBC Mexico officials find 123 migrants trapped in trailer 10 Nov 2023

　34名ほどの子供を含む。場所はMatehuala、メキシコシティから600kmほどの地点。

「Mexican authorities have found 123 people from neighbouring countries trapped in a trailer in the central state of San Luis Potosi.

They include 34 children, Mexico's immigration agency said.

Most of those found in Matehuala, 600km (372 miles) north of Mexico City, were from Guatemala, Nicaragua and Honduras.

Officials did not provide details about where the migrants were heading, but many travel through the Americas hoping to reach the United States.」

　グアテマラ、ニカラグア、ホンジュラス。エルサルバドル、エクアドル、そしてキューバからの難民らしい。さしあたり処遇を決定するまで保護される様子。

「They were found after a local resident reported hearing cries from a locked trailer box, Mexico's National Migration Institute (INM) said, adding that they were being given food and medical assistance.

It also said they were being provided with accommodation until their situation is resolved.

Some of those found were also from El Salvador, Ecuador and Cuba.」

　これが例のキャラバンの一部かどうかは不明瞭。ともあれキャラバンはギャング団の資金源になってたりするようで、これもその一環で、経費節減のために客をてきとーに放棄しただけじゃね？とは思われる。

「It is unclear if those found in the trailer are part of a 7,000-strong migrant caravan currently making its way from southern Mexico to the United States, most of which are from Central and South America.

Many of those travelling the route are reliant on organised crime gangs, and are vulnerable to kidnapping and extortion.」