CBP rescues more than 200 migrants from freezing temperatures in Texas
0U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents assigned to west Texas have rescued more than 200 undocumented immigrants after most of them were abandoned by human traffickers as Winter Storm Uri slammed the area.A spokesman with the Big Bend Sector Border Patrol confirmed to DailyMail.com that border agents and local police discovered the dead body of a male migrant. The victim's death was most likely a result of being exposed to the freezing weather.SkipHis age and nationality have not been made public. +4 img id="i-180844716f6dae8" src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/02/18/16/39454636-9274785-image-a-8_1613666196196.jpg" height="476" width="634" alt="" class="blkBorder img-share" / Copy link to paste in your message Share this article Share CBP said that as many as 10 people were taken to region hospitals for treatment to extreme weather exposure, frostbite or other serious medical conditions.The majority of the migrants were located between Saturday and Tuesday morning by Big Bend Sector agents in the towns of Sierra Blanca and Van Horn.Most of the migrants were citizens of Ecuador, Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras.CBP said the migrants called 911 for emergency assistance while others sought help by stopping motorists on highways. Drone captures rare snowy landscape in Texas after winter storm Loaded: 0%Progress: 0%0:00PreviousPlaySkipLIVEMute00:00Current Time 0:00/Duration Time 1:42FullscreenNeed TextVideo Quality576p540p360p270pNo compatible source was found for this video.Foreground---WhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyan---OpaqueSemi-OpaqueBackground---WhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyan---OpaqueSemi-TransparentTransparentWindow---WhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyan---OpaqueSemi-TransparentTransparentFont Size50%75%100%125%150%175%200%300%400%Text Edge StyleNoneRaisedDepressedUniformDropshadowFont FamilyDefaultMonospace SerifProportional SerifMonospace Sans-SerifProportional Sans-SerifCasualScriptSmall CapsDefaultsDone +4 img id="i-a0047464eed4f51e" src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/02/18/16/39350078-9274785-TEXAS_People_try_to_free_their_cars_from_the_snow_in_Waco_on_Mon-a-10_1613667258189.jpg" height="449" width="634" alt="" class="blkBorder img-share" / Copy link to paste in your message CBP also received missing persons reports from family members looking for their lost loved ones, prompting additional searches and lives saved.The migrants were placed in custody of the Big Bend Sector Border Patrol, which provides border surveillance for 77 towns in Texas and each of the 78 border cities in Oklahoma.The massive storm wrecked havoc across Texas, leaving close to 3.4 million residents without heat, electricity and running water for five days, including 1.4 million in Houston. President Joe Biden declared an emergency in Texas and provided federal aid to the state. The crisis has sparked concerns about how the energy landscape may change amid the push to rely on renewable energy instead of fossil fuels.On T