Vanguard | November 09, 2010 | 52 comments

Losing An Arm And Leg To The "Death Train": Scenes From Vanguard

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In 2005, Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller traveled to a rehabilitation center in Tapachula, Mexico. She met dozens of migrants living with injuries sustained during attempts to reach the United States border, including Oscar, a young man who had lost both an arm and a leg. Each year, more than a million illegal immigrants make the dangerous 1500-mile trip through Central America to the United States. Many chance a ride on the free but treacherous freighter known as "El Tren de la Muerte," or "The Death Train." During the ride, migrants suffer falls, lose limbs, or die before they reach their destination.

"Vanguard," airing weekly on Current TV Mondays at 9/8c, is a no-limits documentary series whose award-winning correspondents put themselves in extraordinary situations to immerse viewers in global issues that have a large social significance. Unlike sound-bite driven reporting, the show's correspondents, Adam Yamaguchi, Kaj Larsen, Christof Putzel and Mariana van Zeller, serve as trusted guides who take viewers on in-depth real life adventures in pursuit of some of the world's most important stories.


For more, go to http://current.com/vanguard.
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    Current Video,   Vanguard,   Vanguard Weekly Special,   Vanguard Special
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    Mexico,  Vanguard Journalism,  Mariana van Zeller,  Oscar,  6 more
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    MarianaVanZeller Correspondent, dmfoster Producer, mdirenzo Editor, more
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