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Volunteers Search For Human Remains In Mexico City

A member of the Mexico City Search Commission digs in an area where search volunteers said they found a clandestine crematorium in Tlahuac, on the edge of Mexico City, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Ceci Flo

In a grim search effort, volunteers in Mexico City scoured fields on the outskirts of the capital for human remains and evidence of a clandestine crematorium. The search was prompted by the discovery of bones, burial pits, and ID cards near a charred pit in the southern part of the city.

With over 110,000 people declared missing due to ongoing cartel violence in Mexico, groups like the 'madres buscadoras' have taken matters into their own hands to search for their loved ones' remains in violence-stricken areas of the country.

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