Texas police find 46 migrants' 'stacked bodies' in deadly people smuggling disaster

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Texas police find 46 migrants' 'stacked bodies' in deadly people smuggling disaster
AT least 46 migrants have been found dead in the back of a truck that reached an estimated 150F (65C) as cops discovered stacks of bodies following desperate cries for help.

Another 16 people - including four children - were rushed to hospital in a critical condition following the horrifying discovery in San Antonio, Texas.

Forty-six people were found dead inside the tractor-trailer, reports say.

The horror discovery was made after a worker heard a cry for help - leading to "stacks of bodies" being found inside the vehicle, the San Antonio Police Department said.

San Antonio has recorded temperatures of 100F (37.8C) or more on 17 days this month.

It's estimated that the temperature inside the vehicle was around 150F (65C).

Three suspects were taken into custody following the deadly discovery, but it is unclear if they are "absolutely connected to this or not," SAPD Chief William McManus said.

Police said they found 16 victims - 12 adults and four kids - conscious in the back of the truck and rushed them to local hospitals.

It's understood the survivors are "fighting for their lives" in hospital suffering from severe heat stroke and exhaustion.

"The patients that we saw were hot to the touch... no signs of water in the vehicle or visible working AC inside," the city’s fire chief Charles Hood said.

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San Antonio cops find 46 migrants dead in ‘150F’ truck & rescue 16 others after chilling cry led to ‘STACKS of bodies’