Austria — 71 bodies were found in Austria in an abandoned truck, reported CNN.
Italian and Hungarian authorities arrested three Bulgarian citizens and an Afghan citizen in connection with the deaths. The authorities reported that those who died were most likely fleeing Syria to find refuge from the war-struck country.
Of the victims, 60 were men, eight were women, and three were children ages 2, 3 and 8.
Those who died were reported to have suffocated inside the truck that was abandoned on the side of A4 highway, which links Budapest in Hungary to Vienna.
Authorities also found Syrian travel documents in the truck.
With the tragedy, it brings light to the problem Europe has with the record amount of migrants and refugees traveling from the Middle East and Africa.
The United Nations is asking European officials to resolve the growing crisis, including human traffickers preying on refugees.
Source: CNN
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