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At least 215 dead as some communities struggle for basic supplies

At least 215 dead as some communities struggle for basic supplies

At least four deaths from the factory have been confirmed.

At the vigil, the crowd announced the names of all the victims as their families lit candles in remembrance, some breaking into sobs as they knelt before their photos.

Guadalupe Hernandez Corona, the sister of one of the dead workers, Monica Hernandez, tearfully paid tribute to her sister.

“I just want each of you to think of our families with a smile and remember the good memories you have with them,” Hernandez Corona told vigil participants. “My sister was a hard worker, a fighter and always looked out for everyone else.”

She also urged people to work together to find those still missing from the factory.

“Together they went to work, and together they must return,” she said.

Rosa Andrade Reynoso is one of the workers still missing. Anabel Andrade, a relative, said after the vigil that she prayed hard for closure and change.

“Whatever we want from it [is] “That things change, that every workplace has an evacuation plan for everything… so that something like this doesn’t happen again and the families aren’t surprised.”