At least 46 people
have been found dead in an abandoned truck on the outskirts of San Antonio,
Texas, a state in the US, according
to the BBC.
The abandoned truck was found by emergency responders on
Monday after the report of a dead body around the scene.
According to the BBC, San Antonio, which is 250km (150
miles) from the US-Mexican border, is a major transit route for
people-smugglers.
Emergency responders have taken 16 people, including four children, to hospital.
The survivors were said to be “hot to the touch” and
suffering from heat stroke and heat exhaustion.
Charles Hood, San Antonio fire chief, told reporters that
the abandoned truck had no working air conditioning or point for drinking
water.
“We’re not supposed to open up a truck and see stacks of
bodies in there. None of us come to work imagining that,” he said.
The BBC reported that the victims were suspected to have died
from exhaustion and dehydration as San Antonio’s climate is blisteringly hot in
the summer months, with temperatures reaching 39.4C (103F) on Monday.
Reacting to the incident, Marcelo Ebrand, Mexico’s foreign
minister, said two Guatemalans were among those taken to hospital and that the
nationalities of the other victims were not immediately clear.
Three people have been arrested in connection with the
incident and the investigation has been handed over to federal agents.
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