<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>The bodies of eight suspected migrants, believed to be victims of a boat accident, were found on a beach in southern Mexico's Oaxaca state on Friday, the prosecutor's office said.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>"The victims were reportedly involved in an accident while traveling aboard a boat off the coast of Oaxaca," the prosecutor said in a statement.</div><div><br></div><div>It added that one man had survived the incident.</div><div><br></div><div>"According to preliminary information, the people found may have been involved in a migration situation," the statement said, adding that the victims were believed to be "of Asian origin".</div><div><br></div><div>The shore where the bodies were discovered, Playa Vicente in San Francisco del Mar, sits along a route frequently used by people trying to reach the United States.</div><div><br></div><div>Thousands of undocumented migrants -- often fleeing violence and poverty in their home countries -- transit through Mexico each year trying to reach the US border.</div><div><br></div><div>According to official data, migrants apprehended last year while crossing Mexico included citizens of China, India and Uzbekistan.</div><div>The rising numbers of migrants have overwhelmed Mexican immigration facilities and shelters, while the government has come under increased pressure from the United States to tackle the issue, reports BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>