A French couple, Assya Madjour and Michel Amado, disappeared on September 12 in the area of San Cristóbal de las Casas, in Chiapas, where they were on a “spiritual” journey, as explained by Mawel Madjour in a Facebook post searching for any information about the couple’s whereabouts.
“Urgently, we are looking for Assya Madjour and her husband Michel Amado, French,” reads the publication in Viajando a Chiapas. “They haven’t given any news since September 12. They are in Chiapas, they are supposed to be in a spiritual center in the San Cristóbal area.”
Additionally, Mawel Madjour shared a series of photos with the intention that anyone who recognizes them will provide information on their whereabouts.
So far, the authorities in Chiapas have not issued information regarding the possible disappearance of the couple.
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