The corpses of eight migrants have been found after a boat accident off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast. AP reports the eight were suspected to be from Asian countries.
Prosecutors in the southern state of Oaxaca said a survivor was found. The corpses were found near a beach in Playa Vicente. The town is 250 miles east of Mexico’s border with Guatemala.
The causes of the boat accident are not yet known.
The area is a major route for migrants seeking to cross Mexico to reach the United States border. While most migrants travel by land, some pay to travel by sea to avoid immigration checkpoints inside Mexico.
