VIDEO: The terror of a child crossing his parents in the United States along the Rio Bravo, clinging to a tire

The moment a family crosses the Rio Grande hooked to a tire (Video: social networks)

The struggle of migrants to reach the United States continues despite the efforts of immigration authorities to stop the caravans. In recent months, we have seen hundreds of cases of undocumented migrants who have left their home country in Latin America to realize the American dream without worrying about the road is full of misery, hunger and tragedy.

The most recent and surprising story is that of a family who used the tire of a trailer to cross the Rio Bravo, in the border between Mexico and the United States.

In the clip less than 30 seconds A child is heard screaming in fear at the pbadage he is making on the back of his father and with the rest of his family: his mother and another minor.

According to the Daily Mail, these four people found themselves on the edge of the Piedras Negras municipality in Coahuila.

Migrants were in danger when the strong currents of the Rio Grande began to hinder their crossing and could no longer control the path of the tire.

"The need, my brother. Need compels us to do itsaid the father, holding the tire tight and trying to control the rest of his family.

The man who recorded the video and uploaded it to Facebook reported that he had jumped into the water to to help the family who sailed in the violent and troubled waters of the Rio Bravo, but had to give up its attempt by the strong currents of water.

The same man saw when US border officials have thrown a rope on migrants in dangerbut he knew no more, even though he was certain that they had managed to penetrate the North American country.

The video has been viewed 510,000 times on Facebook.