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Over 100 Central American migrants rescued from truck in northern MexicoLizbeth DiazMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - More than 100 Central American migrants, including dozens of minors, were rescued from a truck found abandoned in a violent region of northern Mexico near the U.S. border, authorities said on Friday.The migrants, from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, were suffering from dehydration and asphyxiation when soldiers came across the truck in Tamaulipas, where migrants often attempt illegal border crossings.Every year, thousands of Central Americans seeking to flee violence and poverty in their homeland use Mexico as a conduit to the United States, often transported by human traffickers in dangerous conditions that can be fatal. Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-immigration/over-100-central-american-migrants-rescued-from-truck-in-northern-mexico-idUSKCN1G72OP