Migrants found suffering from hypothermia inside lorry at French port
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Published: 28 Oct, 2019 CET.
Updated: Mon 28 Oct 2019 09:10 CET
Eight migrants including four children were found suffering from light hypothermia inside a refrigerated lorry that was about to travel from a French port on the ferry to Britain, judicial sources said.
The migrants, who said they were Afghans, were found on Sunday during a routine check at the French port of Calais in the early morning, a source said, asking not to be named.
The temperature inside was just 7C. The two drivers, both Romanians, have been detained, while the migrants were taken to a local hospital.
The discovery came after 39 people were found dead in a refrigerated truck in Britain this week, laying bare again the risks of illegal migrant routes to Europe.
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The migrants, who said they were Afghans, were found on Sunday during a routine check at the French port of Calais in the early morning, a source said, asking not to be named.
The temperature inside was just 7C. The two drivers, both Romanians, have been detained, while the migrants were taken to a local hospital.
The discovery came after 39 people were found dead in a refrigerated truck in Britain this week, laying bare again the risks of illegal migrant routes to Europe.
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