Over 4,000 Residents Flee Southern Mexico Town After Armed Gangs Start Shooting, Burn Homes

Published on June 11, 2024

MEXICO CITY—Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Monday that authorities have had to set up camps for displaced people after some 4,200 residents fled a town in the southern state of Chiapas. Residents of the town of Tila fled over the weekend after armed gangs shot up the town and burned many homes last week, state prosecutors said. It was probably the biggest mass displacement in Chiapas since 1997. Some residents recounted spending days trapped in their homes before army troops and state police showed up over the weekend to allow them to leave. Photos distributed by state authorities showed people fleeing with just purses on their shoulders, or sometimes small backpacks or shoulder bags....

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