46 migrants die from heat

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Monday, June 27, 46 migrants were killed in a truck in Texas. The vehicle in question came from Mexico.

It is a wave of deaths that has caused a stir across the Atlantic. 46 people were found dead in a truck as they tried to return to the United States. The cause of death is heat and fatigue. 12 adults and 4 children managed to survive before being taken to hospital by the emergency services, which also found that the migrants had no water in the truck. Firefighters said: “For everyone who left in the ambulances, we have hope that they survive.”

In Texas where the tragedy took place, the mayor of the city of San Antonio took the floor: “It’s a tragedy, here are at least 46 people who left us who had families who certainly dreamed of a better life”, he laments. The Mexican president was also very touched by the tragedy. He also drew up a report: 22 Mexicans, 7 Guatemalans, 2 Hondurans are missing.

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