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Families of Coahalia Miners Accept Government’s Delayed Rescue Plan

By KELIN DILLON On Monday, Aug. 29, the families of 10 Mexican miners – who have been trapped inside a flooded mine in Sabinas, Coahuila, without outside contact since Aug. 3 – accepted the Mexican government’s proposal to recover their relatives’ bodies though an up to 11-month-long excavation process and essentially accepting the miners’ lives as already lost. The National

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Ebrard’s Former Officials Named in Line 12 Collapse Complaint

By KELIN DILLON On Monday, Oct. 18, Mexico City’s Office of the Attorney General (FGJ) filed a formal complaint for wrongful death with the Superior Court of Justice (TSJCDMX) against 10 former public officials tied to the May 3 collapse of capital’s Line 12 metro, all who served under current Secretary of Foreign Relations and former Mexico City Mayor at

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Line 12 Metro Train Collapse Due to Construction Errors

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexico City Attorney General (FGJ-CDMX) Ernestina Godoy Ramos issued a report on Thursday, Oct. 14, on the results of the investigation of the May 3 collapse in a section of Line 12 of the capital’s Metro system, stating that the accident was due to construction errors. Speaking at a press conference, Godoy Ramos said

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Landslide in Tlalnepantla Leaves 1 Dead, 10 Missing

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF A massive landslide Tlalnepantla, in the central Mexican State of Mexico (Edoméx) near the capital, on Friday, Sept. 10, left at least 1 person dead and 10 missing. The landslide was caused when tons of giant boulders began to slide down a steep hillside, possibly triggered by heavy rains and a 7.1.magnitude earthquake earlier

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Norwegian Firm’s Investigation Reveals Line 12 Failures

By KELIN DILLON The tragic collapse of Mexico’s Line 12 metro on May 3, which left 26 dead, was related to vital failures in the structure’s construction, said a preliminary report released by the independent Norwegian investigative authority DNV. The Norwegian experts interviewed Mexican metro personnel including directors, coordinators, train operators and institutional security personnel to compile its comprehensive report.

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