Mexico: Indigenous people allegedly commit suicide to avoid starvation

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The Raramuri live in Mexico’s Sierra Tarahumara, near Chihuahua city. Hundreds are said to be facing starvation. (photo: flickr Lon&Queta)

By MANUEL RUEDA

Channel: Latin American Affairs

At least 50 indigenous people are said to have committed suicide in the north of Mexico, where freezing temperatures and a long drought have left hundreds of members of the Raramuri tribe at the brink of starvation.

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