Central American death toll rises from Texan migrant truck: Mexico

The number of confirmed fatalities of Central Americans who were trapped inside a trailer truck found in Texas this week has risen, a senior Mexican official said on Wednesday.

Francisco Garduno, the head of the Mexican government's National Migration Institute (INM), told a news conference that 14 Hondurans, seven Guatemalans and two Salvadorans died alongside the 27 Mexican fatalities announced on Tuesday.

The overall death toll remained at 51, he said.