Coverage dated March 24, 2023

17 migrants found trapped in train car, 2 dead: Officials

Headline from ABC 7 New York

Two migrants died and at least a dozen more were injured after becoming trapped in a train car in Uvalde County, Texas, police said Friday.

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ABC 7 New York
17 migrants found trapped in train car, 2 dead: Officials (opens ABC 7 New York)
Published Mar 24, 2023
ABC 7 New York's feed description
Two migrants died and at least a dozen more were injured after becoming trapped in a train car in Uvalde County, Texas, police said Friday.
Fox10 Phoenix
Migrants found 'suffocating' in Texas train; 2 dead: police (opens Fox10 Phoenix)
Published Mar 24, 2023
Fox10 Phoenix's feed description
Officials suggested the deaths and injuries were linked to human trafficking.
CBS News
2 migrants found dead inside Texas train car in suspected smuggling operation (opens CBS News)
Published Mar 24, 2023
CBS News's feed description
A U.S. official said all indications suggest the victims were migrants being smuggled into the country illegally.
NBC Chicago
Texas Police: Migrants Found ‘Suffocating' in Train; 2 Dead (opens NBC Chicago)
Published Mar 24, 2023
NBC Chicago's feed description
Police in South Texas say that two migrants have been found dead and at least 10 have been hospitalized after authorities received a call that they were “suffocating” in a freight train car traveling near the U.S.-Mexico border.
ABC 17 Mid-Missouri
Two migrants found dead in shipping container on train in Uvalde County, Texas (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)
Published Mar 24, 2023
ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description
By Rosa Flores, Andy Rose and Zoe Sottile, CNN Two migrants were found dead in a shipping container on a train the authorities stopped east of Uvalde, Texas, on Friday, according to local police. One other person was left in serious condition and another in critical condition.
Legitgov
Texas authorities say at least 2 migrants dead, over a dozen injured after 'suffocating' in train car (opens Legitgov)
Published Mar 24, 2023
Fox News's feed description
A possible mass casualty human smuggling event was uncovered in Texas Friday when more than a dozen migrants were found dead or in critical condition in a train car.
NBC10 Philadelphia
Two Migrants Found Dead, 10 Hospitalized After ‘Suffocating' in Train Car in Texas (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)
Published Mar 24, 2023
NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description
Police in South Texas say that two migrants have been found dead and at least 10 have been hospitalized after authorities received a call that they were “suffocating” in a train car traveling near the U.S.-Mexico border.
NBC News
2 migrants dead, 10 hospitalized in medical emergency on Texas freight train (opens NBC News)
Published Mar 24, 2023
NBC News's feed description
Police said a 911 call about people suffocating inside a train car led to the discovery. It was stopped near Knippa, Texas, where the temperature reached the 80s today.
New York Times
Two Migrants Found Dead and 13 Others Ill on Train in Texas, Authorities Say (opens New York Times)
Published Mar 24, 2023
New York Times's feed description
The migrants were found trapped inside a sweltering shipping container that was stopped near a town in Uvalde County, according to officials.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Migrants rescued from train car in Texas; 2 dead (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
Published Mar 24, 2023
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description
Two migrants were found dead and at least 10 were hospitalized Friday after police in South Texas received a call that they were "suffocating" in a freight train car traveling near the U.S.-Mexico border.
New York Post
Two migrants found dead in a locked Texas train car, 10 others rescued (opens New York Post)
Published Mar 24, 2023
New York Post's feed description
Five of the 10 survivors were transported to San Antonio hospitals, according to the mayor of Uvalde. Some needing to be airlifted, and others were treated at the scene.
Delaware Public Media
Two dead among numerous people found 'suffocating' in train car in Texas (opens Delaware Public Media)
Published Mar 24, 2023
Delaware Public Media's feed description
Two undocumented immigrants died and ten more were hospitalized after 15 people were found suffocating in a shipping container in South Texas.
Waco Tribune-Herald
Police: 2 dead, at least 10 hospitalized after migrants reported 'suffocating' inside train car in South Texas (opens Waco Tribune-Herald)
Published Mar 24, 2023
Waco Tribune-Herald's feed description
Police: 2 dead, at least 10 hospitalized after migrants reported 'suffocating' inside train car in South Texas.
Fox News
Migrant deaths on Texas train mark latest border incident in string of recent tragedies: 'Heartbroken' (opens Fox News)
Published Mar 24, 2023
Fox News's feed description
The deaths of two migrants near Uvalde, Texas, is the latest tragedy at the southern border amid an ongoing smuggling and illegal migration crisis in its third year.
Breitbart News
Texas DPS: Two Migrants Dead, 14 Critical in Railcar Smuggling Incident near Border in Texas (opens Breitbart News)
Published Mar 24, 2023
Breitbart News's feed description
Police responding to a 911 call from inside a rail car near Uvalde, Texas, on Friday evening found two migrants dead, sources stated.
Los Angeles Times
'Suffocating' migrants found in freight train near U.S.-Mexico border; 2 dead (opens Los Angeles Times)
Published Mar 24, 2023
Los Angeles Times's feed description
Two migrants were found dead and at least 10 were hospitalized after police received a call that they were “suffocating” in a freight train.
Newsweek
Migrants in deadly Texas incident were locked in train car for hours: Mayor (opens Newsweek)
Published Mar 24, 2023
Newsweek's feed description
Officials said that 15 migrants were found "suffocating" in a train car near Uvalde, Texas, Friday afternoon as temperatures reached 87 degrees.

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