'Stacks of bodies': 46 dead migrants found in truck in Texas


  • World
  • Tuesday, 28 Jun 2022

Law enforcement officers work at the scene where dozens of people were found dead inside a trailer truck in San Antonio, Texas, U.S. June 27, 2022 in a still image from video. ABC AFFILIATE KSAT via REUTERS

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) -The bodies of 46 dead migrants were discovered inside a tractor-trailer on Monday in San Antonio, Texas, city officials said, in one of the most deadly recent incidents of human smuggling along the U.S.-Mexico border.

A San Antonio Fire Department official said they found "stacks of bodies" and no signs of water in the truck, which was found next to railroad tracks in a remote area on the city's southern outskirts.

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