Fifty-four Burmese migrants have been found dead after suffocating in a lorry smuggling them into southern Thailand.More than 100 people were packed into a container measuring 6m by 2m. Many of the survivors are seriously ill from dehydration and lack of oxygen.
The driver opened the doors of the vehicle after the migrants banged on the walls - but he fled on foot when he saw what had happened.
Thousands of Burmese risk the trip to Thailand in the hope of better wages.
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