The Heat of Desperation: A Looming Summer of Border Tragedies As summer approaches, the desert landscapes along the US Mexico border become increasingly treacherous terrain where lives are lost to heat related illnesses.
The recent discovery of six bodies in a sweltering railway car in Texas serves as a grim reminder of the perils immigrants face on their journey north.
Hyperthermia has claimed at least one life among the six, with likely causes for all.