Sanantonio, Texas:46 people have been spotted dead in an abandoned truck
It is believed that the victims were illegal immigrants from Mexico who crossed the border. The hospital has been visited by 16 survivors. Although the nationality of the deceased remains unknown, the Mexican foreign ministry reported that two Guatemalans were among the hospitalized.
More than a dozen survivors, as well as children, were brought to the hospital after scores of fatalities were discovered in an unattended lorry, drawing the attention of emergency personnel.
“a worker who works in one of the buildings heard a cry for help and came out to investigate and found a trailer with the doors partially open. He opened it up to take a look and found a number of deceased individuals inside.” – William McManus, San Antonio Police Chief
The dead were thought to be migrants trying to enter the United States when the truck was discovered in San Antonio, Texas, some 250 km from the borderline between the United States and Mexico.
“The patients that we saw were hot to the touch they were suffering uh from heat stroke and heat exhaustion no signs of water in the vehicle it was a refrigerated tractor-trailer but there was no visible working ac unit on that rig we’re not supposed to open up a truck and see stacks of bodies in there none of us come to work imagining that ” – Charles Hood, San Antonio Fire Chief
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has accused US President Joe Biden of being to account for the fatalities, claiming that his dangerous open border policies are too accountable. Texas state officials had been preparing for a hunt over the sweltering summer when temperatures reached 39.4 degrees Celsius on Monday while coping with record numbers of migrants coming from Mexico.
