Dozens of migrants were found dead in an abandoned lorry in Texas on Sunday.
Mexico's president says poverty and desperation led to the deaths of at least 50 migrants whose bodies were found in an abandoned lorry in Texas on Sunday.
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador blamed trafficking and a lack of control at the US-Mexico border.
Nearly two dozen Mexicans, seven Guatemalans and two Hondurans were among the dead.
Those found alive, including four children, were taken to hospital.
The survivors were reportedly hot to the touch and suffering from heat stroke and heat exhaustion.
Authorities are working to confirm the nationalities of remaining victims.
Speaking at his daily briefing, Mr. Lopez Obrador called the discovery a tremendous tragedy and said Mexico would work to repatriate the remains of its citizens.
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