MEXICO CITY (AP) — Residents of yet another township in western Mexico have begun fleeing, after they were caught in the crossfire of turf battles between rival drug cartels.
A former mayor said Friday the town of Coalcoman has essentially been cut off by road. The parish priest of Coalcoman said in a letter Wednesday that roads had been cut and townspeople had trouble getting supplies.
Local media posted photos of dozens of townspeople walking down dirt roads dragging suitcases.
The scene in Coalcoman, in the western state of Michoacan, is similar to what . . .
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