15 migrants found 'suffocating' in 'wired shut' shipping container on a train near Uvalde, Texas; 2 have died
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Two migrants were found dead and 10 others were hospitalized after authorities found them 'suffocating' inside a shipping container on a train near the southern border Friday, according to the Uvalde Police Department.
"These individuals, they put themselves in so much danger, trying to come over to U.S.," Daniel Rodriguez, the chief of police for the city of Uvalde told the New York Times. "It’s just tragic that two people have to lose their lives. It’s a tragedy in a town that has seen a lot of tragedy." -- More...
Video from the scene earlier today, courtesy of Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin. Incident began after a third party called 911 and reported there were people inside the train car who were “suffocating”. pic.twitter.com/8UCo70ZKrv
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) March 25, 2023
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