Two sisters who died in the sweltering Texas heat when they were travelling in a large truck have been pictured for the first time.
by immigration consultant Fernando Castro Molina on Tuesday afternoon.Law enforcement officers work at the scene Authorities are currently carrying out the grim task of identifying the victims of the deadliest tragedy to claim the lives of migrants smuggled across the Mexican border.
Among the dead, 27 are believed to be from Mexico based on documents they were carrying, according to said Rubén Minutti, the country’s consul general in San Antonio. ‘This is a horror that surpasses anything we’ve experienced before,’ San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said. ‘And it’s sadly a preventable tragedy.’Yesterday’s loss of life in San Antonio is horrifying â my prayers are with those who lost their lives, their loved ones, and those still fighting for their lives.
US Customs and Border Protection reported 557 deaths on the Southwest border in the 12 months ending September 30, more than double the 247 deaths reported in the previous year and the highest since it began keeping track in 1998.Migrants were stopped on the southern border nearly 240,000 times in May, up by one-third from a year ago. South Texas has long been the busiest area for illegal crossings.
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