News Daily Spot: More than 1500 dead stop Christmas celebrations and New Year in Latin America

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More than 1500 dead stop Christmas celebrations and New Year in Latin America

Christmas celebrations and New Year in Latin America closed 1575 with a balance of dead, a time which generally increase traffic accidents and violence.

At this time, the highest figure recorded in Venezuela with 711 deaths, according to local media, which indicate that at least 90% of the victims died violently.

Followed by Brazil with about 347 deaths in traffic accidents, of which 200 were between 21 and 27 December, and 147 between 28 December and 3 January. The latter figure represents an increase of 14.8% over 2014, according to official sources, reported that the parties left 4,428 injured.

Ecuador occurred in 130 deaths, of which 72 were violent deaths, accounting for 41 cases less than the same month last year. Meanwhile, the number of traffic accidents was 435, which left 58 people dead and 399 with injuries of varying severity, a reduction of 8% compared with 2014.



In Paraguay the festivities left 78 dead.

Between 24 and 27 December some 42 people died, including 18 traffic accidents, 10 homicide, suicide 6 5 3 electrocuted and drowned. Similarly, it was learned that the December 31 to January 3 were a total of 36 deaths, 19 in traffic accidents.

Moreover, in Bolivia, the festivities killed at least 73 deaths, most in traffic accidents.

Of the 16 homicides it reported that at least 3 were femicide.

In El Salvador, during the Christmas and New Year were totaled at least 62 deaths, of which 60 were from traffic accidents.

In Mexico, where the New Year was marked by the assassination of the mayor of the municipality of Morelos, Gisela Mota, one day after his inauguration, at least 58 dead and about 180 injured in road accidents they were recorded.

In Dominican Republic 41 people died over Christmas and New Year traffic accidents. However, he gives a reduction of 16.62% compared to 2014.

In Chile, 31 people died in accidents at this time, being the excess of speed and alcohol consumption by drivers the main causes.

The decembrinas celebrations in Argentina left a balance of at least 13 dead. While New Year's Eve left 7 dead in traffic accidents, a dead stabbed during a violent incident in the province of Buenos Aires and one youth was drowned in a pool during a party.

Also, dozens of people were injured by the traditional use of pyrotechnics and uncorking bottles.

According to local media, in Peru about 11 people, mostly in traffic accidents and two from drowning in the sea died.

A total of 11 people died in Uruguay, as traffic accidents were the order of the day. They said authorities that this is the highest number of fatalities recorded in the country by this time, since 2011.

In Puerto Rico, the death toll is at least 9 people, 5 murders and several gunshot wounds as provisional balance Christmas Eve and Christmas morning and 4 murders on the last day of the year.

Also in Colombia where so far there are no official figures of deaths, accidents on roads during Christmas Eve fell 60% from 439-175, while New Year, violent deaths fell 36% and personal injury fell by 67%.

Nicaragua did not report any deaths during the New Year festivities, however, the Red Cross reported 330 attentions from December 31, including medical emergencies, accidents and two missing.

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