Frightening find
Up to nine rose the human trafficking death record in San Antonio, Texas, near the border with Mexico. Those who found their bodies in a trolley parked at a hypermarket are young men, the police said. 29 people are in the hospital.
17 people have suffered serious injuries. All were taken to the hospital - said local police chief William McManus. In his estimation, the "tragic tragedy" led to smugglers who left the people trapped in the trailer at a temperature of up to 38 ° C. "There was no air conditioning or simple ventilation, people were dehydrated and their bodies were extremely overheated," he added. McManus.
Even a hundred people
According to head of local fire service Charles Hood, who commanded the release of people imprisoned in the truck, there were at least 38 people. There were probably more immigrants and some of them managed to get out of the trailer before the service arrived, "he added. After. Thomas Homan, Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), says that even up to 100 people are in the trailer. The police reported that they checked the monitoring recordings, showing how near cars in the parking lot near the Walmart supermarket are coming in other cars and taking people hiding in the middle. It is not known exactly how many people were in the semi-trailer. There were definitely two children in this group, "said Charles Hood, CNN's spokesman. According to the prosecutor's office, all fatalities are adults, male. Police arrested a tira driver. Investigation continues.
She died in hospital
A terrifying find in the tira was found when one of the hypermarket employees told the police that people in the truck parking lot had people begging for water. "We came to the site and discovered there were eight dead people inside," said the San Antonio police chief at a press conference. At another conference McManus reported that one person died in hospital. San Antonio is located 240 km from the border with Mexico.
Feed: PAP (translated to english)