Mexican officials find 129 migrants in truck amid heat wave

The truck that was carrying 129 migrants from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and India who where rescued by Mexico's National Institute of Migration (INM), according to a statement by the INM, is seen in this photo released on June 16, 2023 and distributed by INM. Instituto Nacional de Migracion/Handout via REUTERS

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican authorities found 129 migrants, mostly from Guatemala, crowded into a truck trailer in the eastern state of Veracruz, the National Migration Institute (INM) said in a statement on Saturday.

The migrants were crammed into a trailer in the midst of a heat wave in Mexico, where higher-than-normal temperatures have topped 45C (113F) in several states, including Veracruz, where the operation took place.