Members of an extended family from Ottawa, Gatineau and London, Ont. headed on a six\u002Dhour mountainous drive to the airport in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Saturday after cartel violence temporarily shut down the airport in Mazatlan, near where they had been staying.\u000D\u000A\u000D\u000A“I am a little nervous about the challenge,” said Maxine Hill, as the family group of 17 people prepared to make the trip in a hired passenger van and a rental car. Hill, who speaks fluent Spanish, was following the hired van and driver in a car she had rented.
“I am a little nervous about the challenge,” said Maxine Hill, as the family group of 17 people prepared to make the trip in a hired passenger van and a rental car. Hill, who speaks fluent Spanish, was following the hired van and driver in a car she had rented.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Hill said the house they were staying in was outside Mazatlan and away from the violence, but they could see smoke in the distance and learned about what was going on.Even with things appearing to settle down on Friday, Hill said the family didn’t feel safe staying, especially since they could no longer remain in the villa they had rented.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
'Staying in Mazatlan just doesn't feel safe right now': Canadian family takes mountainous six-hour drive to get flights out of MexicoMembers of an extended family from Ottawa, Gatineau and London, Ont. headed on a six\u002Dhour mountainous drive to the airport in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Saturday after cartel violence temporarily shut down the airport in Mazatlan, near where they had been staying.\u000D\u000A\u000D\u000A“I am a little nervous about the challenge,” said Maxine Hill, as the family group of 17 people prepared to make the trip in a hired passenger van and a rental car. Hill, who speaks fluent Spanish, was following the hired van and driver in a car she had rented.
Read more »
Canadian government tells travellers in Mexico to shelter in place due to violenceThe government is advising Canadians in Mexico to limit their movements and shelter in place due to violence in the country\u0027s northwest.
Read more »
Mexico nabs son of drug lord 'El Chapo' before Biden visitMexican security forces captured Ovidio Guzman, an alleged drug trafficker wanted by the United States and one of the sons of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, in a pre-dawn operation Thursday that set off gunfights and roadblocks across the western state's capital.
Read more »
Canadian government tells travellers in Mexico to shelter in place due to violenceCanadian tourists were trapped inside a Mexican hotel Thursday as buses that were supposed to take them to an airport and safely home burned outside.
Read more »
Canadians in Mexico advised to take shelter as cartel violence breaks out in streets | Globalnews.caViolence was unleashed in Mexico Thursday after security forces arrested Ovidio Guzman, a son of jailed Sinaloa Cartel boss Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, in a pre-dawn raid.
Read more »