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In Midst of Pandemic, Mexicans Resume Searches for the Disappeared
By Reuters, Wire Service Content?Sept. 3, 2020, at 8:58 p.m.
BY DANIEL BECERRIL
NUEVO LEON, Mexico (Reuters) - Using drones, shovels and picks, desperate Mexicans resumed searching for disappeared family members across remote parts of the country, restarting a torturous process that was largely halted when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March.
More than 73,000 people are classified as missing in Mexico, most of whom are believed to be victims of drug cartel warfare since Mexico launched its so-called 'War on Drugs' in 2006. The searches are largely carried out by family members.
In recent days family members and non-government organizations devoted to finding the remains of the dead and missing resumed so-called "mega searches" that are sometimes given support by government agencies.
In one such effort, drones buzzed above anxious family members who poked the ground with picks in the mountains and ravines in the municipality of Hidalgo in the northern Mexican Nuevo Leon state, according to Reuters witnesses.
More:
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-09-03/in-midst-of-pandemic-mexicans-resume-searches-for-the-disappeared
