First Survivor Of Texas Migrant Truck Horror Speaks Out About Experience
Emma Guinness
Published 18:30, 05 July 2022 BST
| Last updated 18:30, 05 July 2022 BST
First Survivor Of Texas Migrant Truck Horror Speaks Out About Experience
A migrant who survived a deadly truck smuggling ordeal into the US in extreme heat has spoken out about her experience.
Yenifer Yulisa Cardona Tomás, from Guatemala City, 20, told the Associated Press that she entered the truck which killed 53 of almost 100 migrants in Mexico, where it was already hot, on 27 June.
In a bid to throw off the US authorities, powdered chicken bouillon was poured onto the floor of the vehicle, Tomás said, and each of the immigrants loaded inside had their mobile phones taken from them.
Tomás explained that the powder burned her skin, but she stayed near the door of the truck, which another friend had advised her would be the coolest place to sit.
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