“You went to work… I’ll take care of my brothers”: Araceli, the 26th fatal victim of the metro collapse

Araceli Linares Xiquer, 52, died on Friday, he is the 26th fatal victim of the collapse of two wagons of line 12 of the metro, in Mexico City, which also left more than 70 injured.

The woman was hospitalized at the Tláhuac hospital of the Institute of Social Security and State Service (ISSSTE) Since May 3, the day of the collapse, she has been identified by her relatives on Tuesday morning.

One of Araceli Linares’ sons shared a dedicated message to his mother on his Facebook account.

“Step mother, There are no words to describe the emptiness you are leaving me right now, but what comforts me is that I was able to say goodbye to you and make you leave without worries. Don’t worry about my brothers, I’ll take care of it for themas well as I saw for you, ”he wrote.

For her part, her other eldest daughter bade her a moving farewell:

“You went to work to continue supporting your puppies and you did not come back, I never thought you would see each other in the hospital, it never occurred to me that I would lose you to your young ageYou were 52 years old and you had a life ahead of you. We had to celebrate your late birthday and Mother’s Day, you had to go back and see if we had finished our homework, you had to have dinner in style.

“You were my Esperancita and I was you Mr. Spider but you taught us to be united, my brothers and I, little by little you prepared us for the moment when we would never see you again Even if it never ends learning to let go. I could say goodbye to you mom and tell you that I was with you until the last moment and I could grab your little hand and tell you the things your baby is learning to do and for him we’ll see Marvin and I ma, we are going to raise him like you did with us, we are going to make you feel more than proud of us and you are by your mum’s side and they are going to take care of us together from heaven. It’s not a farewell mom, it’s see you later, we’ll see you again, ”wrote Araceli’s eldest daughter.

Due to the incident, Araceli suffered serious head injuries and although until Thursday his condition was stable, the Friday he suffered a pre-infarction, which made their situation worse.

During the days that Araceli was hospitalized, they could only speak to him through video calls. Indeed, the Tláhuac hospital of the ISSSS has been adapted to receive patients with COVID-19.

Araceli was a civil servant and, last Monday, she was returning home from her administrative work at Balbuena Rifle Range.. The family said the woman had little time to retire, but the process was delayed due to the pandemic..

For now, the family is waiting for the authorities to support them, as they did not help them during Araceli’s hospitalization.

From 9:00 p.m., the microsite created to report on the condition of the victims, has been updated with the number of deaths in 26In addition, the site informs that there are still 33 people hospitalized. The head of government of the capital, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, promised the families of the victims of the subway collapse that his administration would reach the “bottom” of the investigation, with citizenship promised to solve the problem of mobility.

“I want to tell the people of Tláhuac and the city that we are going to get to the bottom of the investigation and we will also thoroughly resolve the mobility and security of the Line 12 treaties,” the president said in a video. . released tonight on their social networks.

Sheinbaum assured that families affected by the May 3 incident will not be left alone.

“To all the families: my most sincere condolences, to them, to them, as to all the injured, I want to tell them that we are not going to leave them defenseless.; we share your pain and we are not going to leave them alone ”, assured Sheinbaum Pardo.

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