There is a terrible human tragedy in the US, and the governor lashes out at the federal government

　　China News Service, June 28 (Xinhua) According to a comprehensive report, under the scorching sun, the southern border of the United States staged another smuggling tragedy. Law enforcement officers in San Antonio, Texas, found 46 migrants dead in and beside a trailer on the 27th.

Authorities are investigating and three people have been detained.

It was also one of the worst border migrant deaths in decades.

On June 27, local time, an immigrant massacre occurred in San Antonio, Texas.

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　　27, 46 migrants believed to have entered the United States from Mexico were found dead in and around a trailer that was abandoned in suburban San Antonio, according to the New York Times.

　　San Antonio police held a news conference at the location where the trailer was found, and Chief William McManus said three people were in custody.

Earlier in the day, police had been searching for the driver of the car involved, but McManus did not say whether the driver was in custody.

The investigation has now been handed over to federal agents.

　　Officials also found at least 16 people, including four children, who were suffering from heat stroke and significant dehydration, and were taken to the hospital, San Antonio city officials said at a news conference.

　　This may be the biggest smuggling tragedy in the United States in recent decades.

In 2017, 10 stowaways died inside a truck parked at a San Antonio Walmart.

In 2003, 19 smugglers were found in a steamy truck in southeastern San Antonio.

On June 27, local time, an immigrant massacre occurred in San Antonio, Texas.

Local police found the remains of more than 40 migrants in an 18-wheel trailer.

'This is a terrible human tragedy'

　　McManus said the trailer was found by a worker at a nearby business who "heard cries for help and came out to check," who found the truck's doors partially open and found some remains inside.

　　Law enforcement arrived at the scene around 6 p.m. and found most of the remains inside the truck, with at least one body outside the vehicle.

　　"They have families ... just maybe looking for a better life," said San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg. "It's just a terrible human tragedy."

　　Officials did not say how the men died, but suggested extreme heat was a factor.

San Antonio and other Texas cities have been experiencing high temperatures in June.

The temperature in the city even reached 39.4 degrees Celsius on the 27th.

　　Fire Chief Charles Hood revealed that the truck, although designed to refrigerate, had "no visible, working air conditioning" and no potable water inside.

　　All victims are believed to have crossed the border illegally into the United States.

　　About 250 kilometers from the U.S.-Mexico border, San Antonio is a major transit route for people smugglers.

Once illegal immigrants have successfully entered the United States, human traffickers often connect with illegal immigrants in remote areas and transport them in trailers.

"It's all Biden's fault!"

　　In addition, the nationality information of immigrant victims is also of concern.

　　Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said the Mexican consul was on his way to the site of the incident and the nationality of the victim was not known.

　　The Central American country's foreign minister, Henrique Reina, said on social media that Honduras was investigating whether any of the victims were citizens of the country.

　　U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas said he was heartbroken by the death in San Antonio.

He said "too many lives have been lost" as many people, including women and children, embarked on this perilous journey.

　　However, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott blamed U.S. President Joe Biden for the immigrant death.

"This is the result of his (Biden's) deadly open border policy," he said in a brief statement on social media. Abbott is a Republican who has made immigration a centerpiece of his re-election campaign.