82-year-old Cuban woman swims across the Rio Grande

MADRID, Spain.- An 82-year-old Cuban woman managed to cross the Rio Grande this weekend after facing the strong currents of the river.

The lady, identified as Marta, had left Cuba for Nicaragua with her grandson Andris, the journalist reported. Yusnaby Perezfrom Telemundo 51.

This 82-year-old Cuban grandmother has just crossed the Rio Grande with her grandson. I felt a little closer to mine. ?❤️ Thanks for the interview!
? See interview here: https://t.co/BEyQXpF6Cx pic.twitter.com/2eEi8akuub

– Yusnaby Pérez (@Yusnaby) May 22, 2022

From Nicaragua they crossed the borders of several countries until they reached Mexico. From there they crossed the river through Eagle Pass, in Texas.

“We had many difficulties, but at last we arrived. (…) I almost couldn’t stand it. When they found me I thought I was going to die. She was dehydrated. They gave me water, they put water on my neck to make me feel better,” said the old woman.

On the reasons that led her to make this risky decision, the lady referred to the economic conditions she suffered on the Island and the repression.

“Well, we over there don’t have the freedom to express what we feel. They even took my checkbook from me, they left me with nothing,” explained Marta.

While his grandson declared: “The reality is that the politics that exists there squeezes you, suffocates you. (…) On July 11 we went out to try to defend our rights, and we were persecuted”.

Cubans risk their lives in the Rio Bravo

At the beginning of this month, the news of a Cuban who managed to cross the Rio Grande and reach the United States spread. with one leg.

Also this month, it was learned of the death of Juan Miguel Matamoros Cagides from Pinar del Río. The 25-year-old died trying to cross the Rio Grande, through the Piedras Negras region, in Coahuila.

While last April Impact Vision News broadcast live the crossing of the river by a group of Cuban migrants, with whom a girl was traveling and also people from Venezuela and Nicaragua. During the trajectory, with the water up to their waists and their hands diced, they had to face strong currents, especially in the last section.

On the 13th of the same month, local media outlets reported that in a single day more than 300 Cubans They had crossed this river.

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