About 9.8 million people have flocked to the Basilica of Guadeloupe until 7 am on December 12, the national coordinator of Civil Protection, David León Romero, reported.
The Government of Mexico City reports more than 7,400 medical care to pilgrims, 16 transfers to the hospital, a 76-year-old deceased by natural death and 111 people who have been successfully located.
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In the surrounding area there are 5 thousand houses of campaigns installed and 280 thousand people in hostels.
According to Leon Romero, four people have been prosecuted for robbery.
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In the security operation for the 488th anniversary of the appearance of the Virgin of Guadalupe on Cerro del Tepeyac, around 5 thousand security elements participate.
Counts of the Archdiocese indicate that every hour more than 15 thousand people pass through the electric band to see up close the Virgin of Guadalupe, that is, approximately 260 people per minute.
Regardless of the cold, the miles traveled and the tiredness, thousands of pilgrims from different corners of the country arrived at the Basilica of Guadalupe.
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The flow of visitors increased during the night of yesterday and in the early hours of today for the traditional Mañanitas to the Virgin of Guadalupe.
It is expected that in the course of this day the number of pilgrims exceeds 10 million, estimated by the mayoral of Gustavo A. Madero.
The roads around the venue will be closed throughout the day, for the safety of the pilgrims, so the closures are maintained in Calzada de Guadalupe, Montevideo, Misterios and at the height of the Martín Carrera del Metro station.
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