A Mexican drugcartel has reportedly dropped 33 homemade bombs from drones on “women and children” this month.
Thevicious attacks on a farming community of El Caracol, Guerrero began on August 10 as hundreds of terrified residents fled the area, human rights group CDH Minervo Bello said in a statement.
A total of 33 DIY explosive devices were reportedly dropped between August 10 and August 11.
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Emergency services were contacted but failed to arrive, claimed one resident on a local TV broadcast on April 13.
Villagers said that the ongoing violence was caused by a feud between brutal drug cartel La Familia Michoacana (LFM) and local organised crime group Los Tlacos.
The merciless attacks are thought to be a way for the cartel to dissuade residents from supporting the rival gang.
Mobile phone footage was also shared on X, formerly Twitter, which appears to show a drone hovering in the sky before the sound of an explosion is heard.
The translated caption read: "Alert. Attack with bombs from drones on women and children in the village of El Nuevo Caracol."
Now, authorities are being urged to take action, with the human rights group adding: “We urge authorities at every level to urgently take the necessary actions to stop the aggression against the residents of El Caracol.”
In early May, six explosives were dropped from drones that flew over the town, causing some 250 people to flee their homes.
Another 11 attacks were recorded that month, but despite the violence, villagers of the agrarian community were forced to return home to tend to their crops.
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El Caracol’s residents have also reportedly been targeted by random gunfire, according to the Minerva Bello Center for Victims of Violence in the state capital of Chilpancingo.
Despite the ongoing violence, the number of casualties are currently unclear, and Guerrero’s Attorney General’s Office is yet to publicly mention the drone attacks.
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