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Multiple regional emergencies reported including mountain rescues and fatal accidents
Multiple emergency incidents were reported across various regions. In Mexico, more than 30 hikers were rescued from the Pico de Orizaba after becoming disoriented by heavy fog at altitudes exceeding 4,500 meters. Rescuers provided thermal blankets to prevent hypothermia.
In Pachuca, Hidalgo, two miners died after being buried by material falling from hoppers at the Loreto mine. Authorities have opened an investigation into the accident.
In Peru, the transport company Z Buss suffered its seventh attack this year when gunmen fired at a bus traveling from Lima to Huacho; no injuries were reported.
Other notable incidents include the death of a Mexican Army (Sedena) sergeant following a vehicle rollover in Valle de Santiago, and a series of road accidents involving commercial vehicles in Mexico and Argentina, including a bus accident in Catamarca due to poor road conditions.
Entities
Citlaltépetl · Compañía Real del Monte y Pachuca · Guardia Nacional · National Guard · Pico de Orizaba · Protección Civil · Puebla-Orizaba Highway · Río Blanco Regional Hospital · SEDENA · U Tours · Veracruz State Attorney General's Office · Verónica Linares