Salina Cruz, Oax. During a tour of various hospitals to which the injured people were transferred after the derailment of the Interoceanic Train, President Claudia Sheinbaum announced initial support of 30 thousand pesos for all the injured people and the families of the victims, with the aim that they do not have to make immediate expenses, cover funeral costs and care for their families.
In a brief interview upon arrival at the General Hospital of Zone No. 2 of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), the president indicated that, once the Attorney General’s Office determines the causes of the accident, a second financial support will be granted, as appropriate.
He explained that he did not visit the accident site because that area corresponds to the expert work, since his priority is to directly care for the affected people. For this reason, he visited Issste hospitals in Tehuantepec, as well as IMSS and IMSS Bienestar units in Salina Cruz.
Sheinbaum regretted that 13 people lost their lives in the train accident, which fell into a ravine and noted that several people were injured, some of them seriously. He indicated that in certain cases it was necessary to transfer patients to the city of Oaxaca and that, if required, they could be sent to Mexico City to receive specialized care.
Questioned about the complaints of some family members regarding alleged medical negligence, the president stated that all people are being cared for and that it has not been necessary for family members to incur expenses for the acquisition of medicines.
Likewise, he reported that personnel from the National Commission of Victims, the Civil Servants of the Nation and the Government of Oaxaca are providing care and support to the victims’ families.
Previously, the general director of the IMSS, Zoé Robledo, reported that in the morning a first surgical intervention was performed on a minor for a fracture, and that at least four more surgeries are scheduled.
However, during the morning some relatives expressed their dissatisfaction, pointing out that some patients were intended to be discharged without the corresponding medical evaluations having been carried out.
