The number of deaths in the US immigration tragedy rose to 50

Jimu Journalist Song Qingying

According to CNN reports on June 28, the number of deaths of illegal immigration tragedies in the United States rose to 50. Mexican President Lopez said that most of the deceaseds are Mexicans, and some deceased comes from Guatemala and Honduras.

According to foreign media reports, on the evening of the 27th, a truck of nearly a hundred illegal immigrants was found next to a section of a railway in San Antonio, Dezhou, and it was originally reported that 46 people died in the car. Another 16 were taken to the hospital for rescue, and 4 children.

San Antonio, Dezhou, found illegal immigration trucks (Source: NBC)

On the morning of the 28th local time, US federal law enforcement officials said that 48 people died on the spot, and the other two died in the hospital, and pointed out that the number of deaths may continue to rise.

After the accident, Mexican President Lopez said that the deceased confirmed that 22 people were Mexican nationals, and 7 people were from Guatemala, 2 were from Honduras, and the national nationality of the remaining 19 people had not yet been determined.

Consul General in San Antonio said in social media that it will provide assistance to the Mexican nationals.

According to McManas, the director of the San Antonio Police, at first someone reported the police that he heard a call for help and discovered more than one corpse. According to the San Antonio Fire Brigade, after opening the truck, "seeing the piles of corpses".

According to the National Meteorological Administration of Meteorological, the temperature in the San Antonio area is close to 40 degrees Celsius on the 27th, while the temperature in the truck is higher than the outdoor. McManas said that there were no water in the car, and there was no work in the air conditioner. The people in the car were "feeling hot" and showing signs of heat stroke.

It is unclear for the specific time of the death of immigrants in the truck.

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