A man from Guatemala stands next to a Mexican National Guardsman and looks out over the Rio Grande River after he and a group of migrants nearly drowned in the rushing current while attempting to cross into Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S., in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, February 24, 2024. The man's girlfriend, also from Guatemala, was swept further downstream than the others and remains missing. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
A woman from Colombia rests on a rock in the Rio Grande River after attempting to cross into Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S. and being rescued from drowning by a police officer and Mexican National Guardsmen, in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, February 24, 2024. REUTERS/Cheney Orr TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
A man from Guatemala (second from the right) walks through a swarm of bugs alongside a Mexican National Guardsman and other emergency personnel on the bank of the Rio Grande River after he and a group of migrants nearly drowned in the rushing current while attempting to cross into Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S., in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, February 24, 2024. The man's girlfriend, also from Guatemala, was swept further downstream than the others and remains missing. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
A Mexican National Guardsman shines a light as a police officer uses a stick to rescue a woman from Colombia who was rapidly being pulled downstream by the rushing current while attempting to cross the Rio Grande River into Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S., in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, February 24, 2024. This incident occurred less than an hour after another group of migrants had nearly drowned. Two people were swept further downstream than the others and remain missing. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
A man from Guatemala looks out over the Rio Grande River after he and a group of migrants nearly drowned in the rushing current while attempting to cross into Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S., in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, February 24, 2024. The man's girlfriend, also from Guatemala, was swept further downstream than the others and remains missing. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
Migrants comfort each other after nearly drowning while attempting to cross the Rio Grande River into Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S., in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, February 24, 2024. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
A police officer attempts to use a long stick to rescue a woman from Colombia who was rapidly being pulled downstream by the strong current while attempting to cross the Rio Grande River into Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S., in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, February 24, 2024. This incident occurred less than an hour after another group of migrants had nearly drowned in the rushing current. Two people were swept further downstream than the others and remain missing. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
A police officer comforts a woman from Colombia after she was rescued in a failed attempt to cross into Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S., in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, February 24, 2024. This incident occurred less than an hour after another group of migrants had nearly drowned. Two people were swept further downstream than the others and remain missing. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
Migrants comfort each other after nearly drowning while attempting to cross the Rio Grande River into Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S., in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, February 24, 2024. Two people were swept further downstream than the others and remain missing. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
A memorial marks a spot on the riverbank as U.S. National Guardsman patrol the Rio Grande River in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, February 25, 2024. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
A woman from Colombia speaks to police officers on the bank of the Rio Grande River after being rescued from the strong current while attempting to cross into Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S., in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, February 24, 2024. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
Migrants link arms with each other as they wade into the Rio Grande River with intentions to cross into Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S., in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, February 24, 2024. REUTERS/Cheney Orr TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
A man attempts to resuscitate a man from Mexico who is unconscious and lays on the shore of the Rio Grande River in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, February 24, 2024. Moments earlier, the now unconscious man had led a group of migrants into the Rio Grande River with intentions to cross into Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S. This was the second of two failed crossing attempts made by this group who nearly drowned in the rushing current. REUTERS/Cheney Orr TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Migrants comfort each other after nearly drowning while attempting to cross the Rio Grande River into Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S., in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, February 24, 2024. Two people were swept further downstream than the others and remain missing. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
A man from Mexico sits on the bank of the Rio Grande River after being resuscitated by another man who jumped into the water and dragged him to shore, in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, February 24, 2024. Moments earlier, the man had led a group of migrants into the Rio Grande River with intentions to cross into Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S. This was the second of two failed crossing attempts made by this group who nearly drowned in the rushing current. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
A man attempts to resuscitate a man from Mexico who is unconscious and lays on the shore of the Rio Grande River in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, February 24, 2024. Moments earlier, the now unconscious man had led a group of migrants into the Rio Grande River with intentions to cross into Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S. This was the second of two failed crossing attempts made by this group who nearly drowned in the rushing current. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
A man attempts to resuscitate a man from Mexico who is unconscious and lays on the shore of the Rio Grande River in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, February 24, 2024. Moments earlier, the now unconscious man had led a group of migrants into the Rio Grande River with intentions to cross into Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S. This was the second of two failed crossing attempts made by this group who nearly drowned in the rushing current. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
A man from Mexico regains consciousness on the bank of the Rio Grande River after being resuscitated by another man who jumped into the water and dragged him to shore, in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, February 24, 2024. Moments earlier, the man had led a group of migrants into the Rio Grande River with intentions to cross into Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S. This was the second of two failed crossing attempts made by this group who nearly drowned in the rushing current. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
A Mexican National Guardsman runs along the bank of the Rio Grande River in search of people who were part of a group of migrants who nearly drowned in the rushing current during a failed crossing attempt, in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, February 24, 2024. REUTERS/Cheney Orr TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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