There were 46 dead illegal immigrants in the car. People died from heat and dehydration. Another 16 people were hospitalized, among those hospitalized four children.
The truck was found in Texas with 46 dead illegal immigrants. People were reported to have died due to heat and dehydration. Another 16 people were hospitalized. This was reported by the Air Force.
Survivors suffered heatstroke and prolonged overheating. Among those hospitalized were four children.
San Antonio, located 250 km from the US-Mexico border, is one of the main transit route points for smugglers. Charles Hood, San Antonio’s fire chief, said firefighters arrived at the scene around 6 p.m. local time after responding to reports of a dead man.
Firefighters found the trailer, which was next to the corpse. They saw some more bodies inside when they opened the doors. He added that the truck did not have a working aircon and there was no water inside the trailer.
Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said the country’s consul was on his way to the scene of the discovery, but added that the nationality of the victims was still unknown.
Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott blamed U.S. President Joe Biden for the deaths, calling them the result of his “deadly open borders policy.”
According to the UN, the number of refugees from Ukraine who have received temporary protection status in European countries has reached 3.407 million. Several million more citizens are abroad without refugee status.
And according to the European Union, since the start of the war, more than 5.7 million people have left Ukraine, of which more than 2.8 million Ukrainians have returned home.
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Source: korrespondent
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