The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hasasked the Vietnamese Embassy of in the UK to work closely with local police to verifynationalities of victims of a tragedy in which 39 people found dead in acontainer at Waterglade industrial park in Essex on October 23.

Theministry has also requested the Consular Department to work with relevantagencies at home and provide information for British authorities to assist themin defining nationalities of the victims.

Currently,the embassy has kept a close watch on the case and cooperated closely withrelevant British agencies to accelerate the investigation process, whilepreparing necessary citizen protection measures in case there are Vietnamesevictims.

To receive assistancerelated to the case, people can contact the Embassy of Vietnam in the UK viaits hotline for assisting overseas Vietnamese at 44 7713 181501 or Vietnam’scitizen protection hotline at 84981 8484 84./.VNA

Vietnamese families concerned after 39 dead bodies discovered in the UK

Seven Vietnamese families have contacted a charity in Vietnam via a friend, concerned their loved ones may have been on board a lorry discovered in the UK with dead bodies inside.