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Border town firefighters scramble to save migrants from extreme summer heat [View all]
https://www.npr.org/2024/07/08/g-s1-8500/border-new-mexico-firefighters-migrants-heat-illness-extreme-summer-temperatures(4 min. audio, photos, at link)
Border town firefighters scramble to save migrants from extreme summer heat
JULY 8, 2024 5:00 AM ET
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
SUNLAND PARK, N.M. —
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This town borders Texas to the east and Mexico to the south. Although heavily guarded by the U.S. Border Patrol, it’s also a place where migrants try to enter the U.S. and blend into the neighborhoods. Major freeways and a railroad line are nearby.
There’s a wall and heavy surveillance by the Border Patrol on vehicles, horses and helicopters.
[...]
The terrain is rough, with no natural shade. It goes from hard soil, to rocks, to sand. Temperatures can reach up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
That’s why rescuing and aiding migrants in distress is something Garcia sees too often, especially during the summer.
[...]
JULY 8, 2024 5:00 AM ET
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
SUNLAND PARK, N.M. —
[...]
This town borders Texas to the east and Mexico to the south. Although heavily guarded by the U.S. Border Patrol, it’s also a place where migrants try to enter the U.S. and blend into the neighborhoods. Major freeways and a railroad line are nearby.
There’s a wall and heavy surveillance by the Border Patrol on vehicles, horses and helicopters.
[...]
The terrain is rough, with no natural shade. It goes from hard soil, to rocks, to sand. Temperatures can reach up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
That’s why rescuing and aiding migrants in distress is something Garcia sees too often, especially during the summer.
[...]
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