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Essex lorry deaths: People found dead were all Vietnamese
Source: BBC
Essex lorry deaths: People found dead were all Vietnamese
1 November 2019
All 39 people found dead in a refrigerated lorry in Essex were Vietnamese nationals, police have said.
The victims were found in a container on an industrial estate last week and were initially thought to be Chinese.
But Essex Police said it was now in "direct contact with a number of families in Vietnam and the UK" and the Vietnamese government.
A number of Vietnamese families have previously come forward fearing their loved ones are among the dead.
Pham Thi Tra My, 26, sent her family a message on Tuesday night, saying her "trip to a foreign land has failed".
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1 November 2019
All 39 people found dead in a refrigerated lorry in Essex were Vietnamese nationals, police have said.
The victims were found in a container on an industrial estate last week and were initially thought to be Chinese.
But Essex Police said it was now in "direct contact with a number of families in Vietnam and the UK" and the Vietnamese government.
A number of Vietnamese families have previously come forward fearing their loved ones are among the dead.
Pham Thi Tra My, 26, sent her family a message on Tuesday night, saying her "trip to a foreign land has failed".
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-50268939