Human tragedy: 46 migrants found dead in truck in Texas

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.

Temperatures in San Antonio, which is about 250km from the Mexican border, swelled to a high of 39.4 degrees Celsius on Monday with high humidity. A spokesperson for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said that its Homeland Security Investigations division was investigating"an alleged human smuggling event" in coordination with local police.The deaths once again highlight the challenge of controlling migrant crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border, which have reached record highs.

A spokesman for the Honduran foreign ministry told Reuters the country's consulates in Houston and Dallas would be investigating the incident. Ebrard said two Guatemalans were hospitalized and Guatemala's foreign ministry said on Twitter that consular officials were going to the hospital"to verify if there are two Guatemalan minors there and what condition they are in."

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