Painful images were recorded by the derailment of a train that circulated between the states of Oaxaca and Veracruz, on the route of the so-called Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. It has such a name because it connects the Gulf of Mexico with the Pacific Ocean.
He accidentoccurred last Sunday December 28caused at least 13 dead and 98 injured. They were transferred to the hospital of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) in Matías Romero and Salina Cruz.
Another of the hospitals that was resorted to in the event of an emergency was the IMSS-Wellbeing in Juchitán and Ixtepec, according to the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaumin your account X.
On board were 241 passengers and 9 crew members. The magnitude of the disaster involved an operation that deployed a total of 360 naval agents, twenty vehicles, four ground ambulances, and three air ambulances, in addition to a tactical drone.
At least 13 people died and 98 were injured in the road accident. Photo: EFE / Luis VillalobosThe training ran through Z linewhich is 212 kilometers long, and goes from the city of Veracruz -located facing the Atlantic-, to Salina Cruz, in Oaxaca.
It was not the first incident recorded in the area. Last December 20th, a train on the same route crashed in the state of Chiapas, in the south of the country, with a cargo truck. The huge vehicle tried to overtake him and the collision occurred, which left no fatalities.
The desperate request for help and the story of one of those affected on the Interoceanic Train in Mexico
Among the incredulous looks of the little ones, injured people tried to call for help with the little energy they had. «Help us, please»is heard saying in one of the videos filmed within a train formation.
Los affected people appear clinging to chairs and the objects around them, asking someone to help them leave that dramatic scene.
Injured people tried to call for help until they were rescued. Photo: EFE / Luis VillalobosOnce they were able to leave the car where they experienced the moment of terror, some children were still holding their stuffed animals. Meanwhile, they were surrounded by a wagon overturned and on the edge of a cliff. «Unfortunately that’s how we ended up. This interoceanic train derailed, in which We were going to Oaxaca with my whole family«said one of the victims in a recording.
And he continued detailing what he saw: «There are people lying there. Two cars, three cars. Thank God, we came in the last one. My whole family is fine. «We’re trying to get people out.».
In addition, the passenger left testimony about the moments before the derailment: «It’s very sad, we felt that the train was coming very strong. We don’t know what happened. «We were a little banged up but we’re fine.».
The tragedy of an ambitious project
He Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec It is an ambitious route inaugurated in 2023. This is what the government of the then President did Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Unfortunately, today it has this tragedy, an unexpected pain contrary to its objective: the economic development of southeastern Mexico.
This railway is nothing less than one of the most important infrastructure works of AMLO’s mandate (2018-2024). Its design was designed to modernize the railway connection through the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, where the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans connect.
In this way, the Mexican government sought to convert such an area into a strategic commercial corridorwith a train service that includes the transportation of both passengers and cargo.
