Two more migrants dead from Texas trailer, toll rises to 53
Washington: The toll of people who died due to heat and heat in an abandoned trolley in San Antonio, Texas, near the U.S.-Mexico border, has risen to 53.
Two more migrants dead and took toll to 53. 40 of the victims were male and 13 were female, officials said.
The police claimed to have nabbed the driver of the trolley from a nearby field. US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that initial reports suggested that the incident appeared to be the handiwork of human traffickers.
On Monday, the bodies of at least 46 unidentified migrants were found in an unclaimed standing trawler along a railway track in a remote area on the outskirts of the city’s southern part, Xinhua news agency quoted local officials as saying.
Officials said the condition of some who were alive was very serious. Local officials said that at least 16 of these persons, including four children, have been admitted to various hospitals due to heat and water scarcity.
The truck driver arrested from nearby fields is said to be a U.S. citizen and is in the custody of the police.
