Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said on Monday (27) that the number of migrants found dead in an abandoned truck in San Antonio, USA, is 50, 22 of whom are Mexicans.
“This is an enormous disgrace (…) there are 50 dead so far: 22 from Mexico, 7 from Guatemala, two from Honduras and 19 still do not know about their nationality,” the Mexican president said at a news conference.
On Twitter, Mexican Chancellor Marcelo Ebrard shared this balance, stating that it was “information provided from Texas by the authorities” from the US.
The discovery of the bodies inside and outside the vehicle took place Monday afternoon, with 46 victims by nightfall, according to the San Antonio fire department. Another 16 immigrants, including 4 children, were taken to hospitals in the truck.
“Unfortunately, these facts (…) relate to the poverty, the despair of our Central American brothers, the Mexicans,” López Obrador added.
The President also expressed his condolences and said that his government would conduct corresponding investigations and provide assistance for the transport of the bodies. He acknowledged the failure of controls on the common border and within the United States.
Located about 250 kilometers from the border, San Antonio is the main route for human traffickers. The city has also been hit by a recent record heatwave. On Monday, it recorded a temperature of 39.5ºC.
The vehicle was found on a road near I-35, a route that crosses the United States from north to south, from the Mexican border to the Canadian border.
source: Noticias
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