As many as 50 refugees were found dead inside a truck in Austria Thursday. An Austrian official confirmed that a truck had been found on a road near the town of Parndorf. He did not say the exact number of people found inside the truck. The victims reportedly suffocated.
The migrants were found on the same day that European leaders met in Vienna to discuss ways to deal with the growing migrant crisis.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is attending the migrant crisis meeting. She called the discovery of the migrants a “warning to work to solve this problem and show solidarity.”
Austria’s foreign minister on Thursday presented ideas for a five-point plan that would establish areas where people seeking asylum in the European Union could be processed. If they qualify, they would be given safe passage to Europe.
