According to the latest news from Reuters, quoted by the Morning News, on June 27, local time, law enforcement officers in San Antonio, Texas, USA found dozens of people dead in a container truck.
According to a local law enforcement official, at least 40 people have been found dead in the truck. Local KSAT TV station in San Antonio cited unknown sources as saying that 42 people died in the truck.
KSAT TV station said the truck was found beside the railroad tracks in a remote area of San Antonio's southern suburbs.
According to reports, San Antonio is about 160 miles (250 kilometers) from the U.S.-Mexico border. The local humidity was very high on June 27, and the temperature soared to 39.4 degrees Celsius.
According to the " New York Times " news, two sources familiar with the police situation said that the bodies found in the truck were believed to be immigrants. Sources said there are more than 12 surviving migrants who have been taken to local hospitals. All victims are believed to have entered the United States through illegal means. This tragedy is also considered one of the worst immigrant deaths in the United States in recent years.
A spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection said an investigative team from the Department of Homeland Security was on scene but could not provide further details.
[Source: Morning News, Global Times, etc.]
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