Police found the truck that was carrying about 40 "illegal
The survivors, who had been concealed under timber in the back of the truck, are in poor condition. "They have suffered from lack of oxygen, their clothes are wet, they are freezing, and obviously haven't eaten for days,'' said Health Minister Asen Medzhidiev, DW reported.
One of the dead is a child aged about six or seven, according to the Bulgarian health ministry.
Four Bulgarians have been detained in connection with the incident, Rooters reported.
Bulgaria lies on the migrant trail from
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...to Europa
...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...
and the Bulgarian government is actively working to curb the flow of people crossing its borders, including targeting truck drivers with information campaigns in partnership with the United Kingdom. "The number of illegal migrations apprehended in Bulgaria is increasing year on year. Last year around 11,000 illegal
Last month, Bulgarian police charged 92 people after a sweeping investigation in coordination with
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