Mexican federal police found 65 severely dehydrated and hungry migrants from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka wandering on a highway in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, reports the Hindustan Times.

Mexico's federal Public Safety Department said on Thursday (Aug 15) that the migrants recounted a long, complicated trip in a bid to reach the US border, added the report.

The migrants reported they set out on Apr 24 from an airport in Qatar and flew to Turkey and Colombia. From there, they moved through Ecuador, Panama and Guatemala before reaching Mexico.

Once in Mexico, the migrants said, they boarded boats and travelled on the Coatzacoalcos River, though it is not clear why. The river does not lead anywhere near the US border, added the report citing an international news agency.