"But people will get into a boxcar and somebody will close the door and just forget that they're there, he said. I mean, that's a death sentence right there. According to non-profits like Humane Borders and No More Deaths, as well as data collected by Pima county, Arizona, hundreds of people die each year in the borderlands of northern Mexico and the southern US, though the true n"
Six people aged 14 to 56 were found dead inside a baking-hot railway car in Laredo, Texas. Early findings from the Webb County medical examiner indicate at least one death resulted from hyperthermia, with the same cause likely for the remaining five. The victims were from Mexico or Honduras. Investigators believe the group boarded a Union Pacific train near Del Rio, Texas, and became trapped inside a sealed railcar during travel to Laredo. Laredo’s busy land port and trade activity lead investigators to suspect smuggling. Immigration advocates warn that the southern border becomes especially dangerous during the hottest season, with many deaths occurring in the borderlands each year.
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