Community fundraising to send farmworkers' bodies to Mexico after Madera County crash

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Friends and household members are inactive mourning the nonaccomplishment of 8 radical who died successful a clang successful Madera County connected Friday.

It happened connected Avenue 7 conscionable westbound of Road 22, wherever dozens of candles, flowers and crosses person present been placed successful remembrance of the victims.

"It's specified a tragic loss. It truly is heartbreaking and saddening particularly erstwhile it comes crossed from specified a susceptible radical successful our population, they were each workplace laborers," said Kerman Mayor Mario Pacheco.

Seven of those who died were farmworkers who lived successful Kerman and were connected their mode to work.

Pacheco says the community's compassion has helped the families navigate this hard time.

"I americium truly conscionable grateful for Kerman, each of Kerman who's truly conscionable showed up and showed retired and supported these families by coming done to their fundraisers by spreading the connection to their societal media. We person had stock aft stock aft share," said Pacheco.

One of the groups taking enactment successful the aftermath of the calamity is FUERZA, which means force.

"FUERZA has stepped up and guided them, particularly with the losses that they've had being the main providers, what is it that is happening to them successful their lives," said Candelaria Caro with FUERZA.

Members accidental they are moving with the Mexican consulate to get the victims' bodies backmost to their homes successful Mexico.

"There's lone 1 assemblage allowed per plane, truthful we're trying to spot what we tin do, tin someway finagle it to beryllium astatine slightest 2 bodies per plane, but it is 1 assemblage per plane, and each 7 bodies person been confirmed going backmost to Mexico," Pacheco explained.

Right now, they are readying a vigil for each 7 farmworkers and further fundraising events due to the fact that they accidental thing helps the grieving families.

"Minimum wage and enactment is not determination each the clip and if they are the main providers, they nary longer person them, and the wealth is scarce, fundraising is precise important to beryllium capable to assistance these families," Caro said.

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