“Death Cameon”, families mourn over victims in San Antonio

Pasculal Guachiac and Juan Toulil were cousins, 13 and 14 respectively. They lived in Guatemala.

“Fifteen days ago they left, for a better life, to move forward. They may have thought they would have a future there, but then this tragedy” happened, says Nicole Suy, family of the victims.

Teenagers, who traveled uniquely to the United States, were two of the 53 people from Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras who died in a truck in San Antonio, Texas, because of the heat.

Victims ' family say their recent communication has been mid-June 27, when the two adults sent a message informing relatives that they were in the United States.

We are poor here in Guatemala. The boy said he wanted a better life, so he left. But this disaster happened”, says Manuel Toulil, the father of one of the victims.

Authorities have already confirmed that 5 people from Guatemala lost their lives in the truck.

“Krahas 5 victims, 3 other citizens are in hospital. Their situation is very delicate”, said Mario Búcaro, the Foreign Minister of Guatemala.

According to him DNA tests are under way to confirm the identity of the victims, and Guatemala will take care of their repatriation.

Even in Honduras some families are in mourning.

Among the victims were the two brothers Fernando and Alejandro Caballero, as well as Alejandro's wife, Margie Tamara Paz.

The mother of two brothers says that her children could not find work where they lived and decided to leave.

“We need actions and solutions that would help stop the migration of youth”, says Karen Lara, the mother of the victims.

Guatemalan and Honduras authorities say they will cover the costs for repatriation of victims and that they are working to help affected families.

The incident is the tragedy with the largest number of casualties as a result of human trafficking along the US-Mexican border.