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| Essex lorry deaths: Who are the victims? | Essex lorry deaths: Who are the victims? |
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| The names of 39 Vietnamese nationals who were found dead in a refrigerated lorry in Essex have been released by police. | The names of 39 Vietnamese nationals who were found dead in a refrigerated lorry in Essex have been released by police. |
| Many of their families had feared the worst ever since the bodies were discovered in the early hours of 23 October. | Many of their families had feared the worst ever since the bodies were discovered in the early hours of 23 October. |
| The BBC has been speaking to friends and relatives of those who died about how they came to be the victims of the tragedy. | The BBC has been speaking to friends and relatives of those who died about how they came to be the victims of the tragedy. |
| This article will be updated as further information about the victims comes to light. | This article will be updated as further information about the victims comes to light. |
| Pham Thi Tra My, 26 | Pham Thi Tra My, 26 |
| The family of Pham Thi Tra My said they paid £30,000 to people smugglers to get her to the UK. | The family of Pham Thi Tra My said they paid £30,000 to people smugglers to get her to the UK. |
| Miss Tra My, who was from Vietnam's Ha Tinh province, flew to China before travelling via France and Belgium, according to her brother. | Miss Tra My, who was from Vietnam's Ha Tinh province, flew to China before travelling via France and Belgium, according to her brother. |
| He told the BBC she first attempted to cross the border to the UK on 19 October but was caught and turned back. | He told the BBC she first attempted to cross the border to the UK on 19 October but was caught and turned back. |
| The last message the family received from her was at 22:30 BST on 22 October - two hours before the trailer arrived at the Purfleet terminal from Zeebrugge in Belgium. | The last message the family received from her was at 22:30 BST on 22 October - two hours before the trailer arrived at the Purfleet terminal from Zeebrugge in Belgium. |
| The texts, sent to her parents, read: "I am really, really sorry, Mum and Dad, my trip to a foreign land has failed. | The texts, sent to her parents, read: "I am really, really sorry, Mum and Dad, my trip to a foreign land has failed. |
| "I am dying, I can't breathe. I love you very much Mum and Dad. I am sorry, Mother." | "I am dying, I can't breathe. I love you very much Mum and Dad. I am sorry, Mother." |
| Nguyen Dinh Luong, 20 | Nguyen Dinh Luong, 20 |
| Nguyen Dinh Luong, also from Ha Tinh, had been living in France but hoped to work in a nail salon in the UK. | Nguyen Dinh Luong, also from Ha Tinh, had been living in France but hoped to work in a nail salon in the UK. |
| The last his father heard from him was in mid-October, explaining that the journey would cost £11,000. | The last his father heard from him was in mid-October, explaining that the journey would cost £11,000. |
| Bui Phan Thang, 37 | Bui Phan Thang, 37 |
| Mr Thang was a father from Ha Tinh province. | |
| Nguyen Huy Hung, 15 | Nguyen Huy Hung, 15 |
| Among the youngest of the victims, Mr Hung was also from Ha Tinh. He wanted to join his parents who live in the UK, his brother told local media. | Among the youngest of the victims, Mr Hung was also from Ha Tinh. He wanted to join his parents who live in the UK, his brother told local media. |
| His sister asked for help to find him in a Facebook post after the lorry was discovered. She wrote that he flew from Hanoi to Russia on 26 August, then to France on 6 October, but that the family lost contact when he went to the UK on 21 October. | His sister asked for help to find him in a Facebook post after the lorry was discovered. She wrote that he flew from Hanoi to Russia on 26 August, then to France on 6 October, but that the family lost contact when he went to the UK on 21 October. |
| Tran Thi Tho, 21 | Tran Thi Tho, 21 |
| A friend who lives in Glasgow did not want to be identified, but told the BBC he had been due to meet up with Miss Tho - who was from Nghe An province - when she arrived in the UK. | A friend who lives in Glasgow did not want to be identified, but told the BBC he had been due to meet up with Miss Tho - who was from Nghe An province - when she arrived in the UK. |
| Her eyes are blurred in this image at the request of her family. | Her eyes are blurred in this image at the request of her family. |
| Bui Thi Nhung, 19 | Bui Thi Nhung, 19 |
| Bui Thi Nhung left her job in a clothes shop in Nghe An province to travel to the UK using money that her friends had helped her raise. | Bui Thi Nhung left her job in a clothes shop in Nghe An province to travel to the UK using money that her friends had helped her raise. |
| Once there Miss Nhung, who was also known as Anna, hoped to meet up with friends and family, and to work to pay off debt owed by her late father. | Once there Miss Nhung, who was also known as Anna, hoped to meet up with friends and family, and to work to pay off debt owed by her late father. |
| She was the youngest of four siblings - and the most educated - her sister Bui Thi Loan told the BBC. | She was the youngest of four siblings - and the most educated - her sister Bui Thi Loan told the BBC. |
| The sisters had exchanged messages on Facebook on 21 October, when Miss Nhung said she was fine and "in storage". | |
| Vo Ngoc Nam, 28 | Vo Ngoc Nam, 28 |
| Originally from Nghe An province, Mr Nam had been working in Romania and planned to travel to the UK. His family did not want to be interviewed. | Originally from Nghe An province, Mr Nam had been working in Romania and planned to travel to the UK. His family did not want to be interviewed. |
| Nguyen Dinh Tu, 26 | Nguyen Dinh Tu, 26 |
| Nguyen Dinh Tu, 26, borrowed thousands of pounds when he was discharged from the military in order to get married and build a house. | Nguyen Dinh Tu, 26, borrowed thousands of pounds when he was discharged from the military in order to get married and build a house. |
| But with no work available in his hometown in Nghe An province, he went abroad to seek employment and repay his debts, leaving behind his wife and 18-month-old baby. | But with no work available in his hometown in Nghe An province, he went abroad to seek employment and repay his debts, leaving behind his wife and 18-month-old baby. |
| Mr Tu paid smugglers the equivalent of around £4,960 in the hope of making it to the UK, according to AFP news agency. | Mr Tu paid smugglers the equivalent of around £4,960 in the hope of making it to the UK, according to AFP news agency. |
| Le Van Ha, 30 | Le Van Ha, 30 |
| Le Van Ha left his heavily pregnant wife and young son behind in Nghe An province when he began his journey to the UK in June. | Le Van Ha left his heavily pregnant wife and young son behind in Nghe An province when he began his journey to the UK in June. |
| He went in search of better-paid work to repay money that his family had borrowed to build their house. | He went in search of better-paid work to repay money that his family had borrowed to build their house. |
| His father, Le Minh Tuan, mortgaged two plots of land to fund the £20,000 journey. | His father, Le Minh Tuan, mortgaged two plots of land to fund the £20,000 journey. |
| "I don't know when we can ever pay it back. I'm an old man now, my health is poor, and I have to help bring up his children," he said. | "I don't know when we can ever pay it back. I'm an old man now, my health is poor, and I have to help bring up his children," he said. |
| Nguyen Van Hung, 33 | Nguyen Van Hung, 33 |
| Less than two weeks before his body was found in Essex, Nguyen Van Hung was photographed with his cousin, Hoang Van Tiep, at the Eiffel Tower in Paris. | Less than two weeks before his body was found in Essex, Nguyen Van Hung was photographed with his cousin, Hoang Van Tiep, at the Eiffel Tower in Paris. |
| The music graduate had tricked his parents when he left Nghe An to join his cousin in France last year, leaving his passport at home and travelling on a different one. | The music graduate had tricked his parents when he left Nghe An to join his cousin in France last year, leaving his passport at home and travelling on a different one. |
| He found work in a kitchen but had spoken about how it was hard, and said he wanted to grow marijuana in the UK. | He found work in a kitchen but had spoken about how it was hard, and said he wanted to grow marijuana in the UK. |
| Hoang Van Tiep, 18 | Hoang Van Tiep, 18 |
| Hoang Van Tiep, Nguyen Van Hung's cousin, left Nghe An province for France in 2017, funded by his mother, who borrowed money from banks and relatives to fund the trip. | Hoang Van Tiep, Nguyen Van Hung's cousin, left Nghe An province for France in 2017, funded by his mother, who borrowed money from banks and relatives to fund the trip. |
| Once there, he worked illegally at a restaurant, his mother said. He was arrested multiple times and his passport was taken. | Once there, he worked illegally at a restaurant, his mother said. He was arrested multiple times and his passport was taken. |
| On being threatened with deportation, he told his mother he wanted to travel to the UK. | On being threatened with deportation, he told his mother he wanted to travel to the UK. |
| Nguyen Trong Thai, 26 | Nguyen Trong Thai, 26 |
| Having worked in his family's timber business, Mr Thai had often talked about leaving Nghe An province and going abroad. | Having worked in his family's timber business, Mr Thai had often talked about leaving Nghe An province and going abroad. |
| He told his family he was going to Germany for business, his mother told the BBC. But after several phone calls in the first few days, they stopped hearing from him. | He told his family he was going to Germany for business, his mother told the BBC. But after several phone calls in the first few days, they stopped hearing from him. |
| Nguyen Ba Vu Hung, 34 | Nguyen Ba Vu Hung, 34 |
| Mr Hung, who was from Thua Thien - Hue province, had been speaking to his family about trying to get to the UK in mid-October, according to his brother-in-law, Tom Wright, who is a US citizen but lives with his wife in Vietnam. | Mr Hung, who was from Thua Thien - Hue province, had been speaking to his family about trying to get to the UK in mid-October, according to his brother-in-law, Tom Wright, who is a US citizen but lives with his wife in Vietnam. |
| Believing that he would have a better life in the UK, Mr Hung's mother agreed to pay the estimated $15,000 (£11,800). | Believing that he would have a better life in the UK, Mr Hung's mother agreed to pay the estimated $15,000 (£11,800). |
| He was in regular contact with his family while travelling through Europe, sending a photo of himself and a friend in front of the Eiffel Tower. He told his mother that he would be boarding a truck and would contact her in a few days, once he had reached the UK - but he never did. | He was in regular contact with his family while travelling through Europe, sending a photo of himself and a friend in front of the Eiffel Tower. He told his mother that he would be boarding a truck and would contact her in a few days, once he had reached the UK - but he never did. |
| Vo Nhan Du, 19 | Vo Nhan Du, 19 |
| Mr Du left his home in Ha Tinh province in June, staying in Germany for 15 days and France for three months, his father told Vietnamese media. | Mr Du left his home in Ha Tinh province in June, staying in Germany for 15 days and France for three months, his father told Vietnamese media. |
| The last his father heard from him was on 22 October, when he called to say he was about to leave for the UK. | The last his father heard from him was on 22 October, when he called to say he was about to leave for the UK. |
| Nguyen Huy Phong, 35-year-old man from Ha Tinh | Nguyen Huy Phong, 35-year-old man from Ha Tinh |
| Tran Manh Hung, 37-year-old man from Ha Tinh | Tran Manh Hung, 37-year-old man from Ha Tinh |
| Cao Tien Dung, 37-year-old man from Nghe An | Cao Tien Dung, 37-year-old man from Nghe An |
| Cao Huy Thanh, 37-year-old man from Nghe An | Cao Huy Thanh, 37-year-old man from Nghe An |
| Tran Thi Mai Nhung, 18-year-old woman from Nghe An | Tran Thi Mai Nhung, 18-year-old woman from Nghe An |
| Nguyen Minh Quang, 20-year-old man from Nghe An | Nguyen Minh Quang, 20-year-old man from Nghe An |
| Le Ngoc Thanh, 44-year-old man from Dien Chau | Le Ngoc Thanh, 44-year-old man from Dien Chau |
| Pham Thi Ngoc Oanh, 28-year-old woman from Nghe An | Pham Thi Ngoc Oanh, 28-year-old woman from Nghe An |
| Hoang Van Hoi, 24-year-old man from Nghe An | Hoang Van Hoi, 24-year-old man from Nghe An |
| Nguyen Tho Tuan, 25-year-old man from Nghe An | Nguyen Tho Tuan, 25-year-old man from Nghe An |
| Dang Huu Tuyen, 22-year-old man from Nghe An | Dang Huu Tuyen, 22-year-old man from Nghe An |
| Tran Khanh Tho, 18-year-old man from Ha Tinh | Tran Khanh Tho, 18-year-old man from Ha Tinh |
| Vo Van Linh, 25-year-old man from Ha Tinh | Vo Van Linh, 25-year-old man from Ha Tinh |
| Nguyen Van Nhan, 33-year-old man from Ha Tinh | Nguyen Van Nhan, 33-year-old man from Ha Tinh |
| Tran Thi Ngoc, 19-year-old woman from Nghe An | Tran Thi Ngoc, 19-year-old woman from Nghe An |
| Nguyen Van Hiep, 24-year-old man from Nghe An | Nguyen Van Hiep, 24-year-old man from Nghe An |
| Nguyen Thi Van, 35-year-old woman from Nghe An | Nguyen Thi Van, 35-year-old woman from Nghe An |
| Tran Hai Loc, 35-year-old man from Nghe An | Tran Hai Loc, 35-year-old man from Nghe An |
| Duong Minh Tuan, 27-year-old man from Quang Binh | Duong Minh Tuan, 27-year-old man from Quang Binh |
| Nguyen Ngoc Ha, 32-year-old man from Quang Binh | Nguyen Ngoc Ha, 32-year-old man from Quang Binh |
| Nguyen Tien Dung, 33-year-old man from Quang, Binh | Nguyen Tien Dung, 33-year-old man from Quang, Binh |
| Phan Thi Thanh, 41-year-old woman from Hai Phong | Phan Thi Thanh, 41-year-old woman from Hai Phong |
| Dinh Dinh Thai Quyen, 18-year-old man from Hai Phong | Dinh Dinh Thai Quyen, 18-year-old man from Hai Phong |
| Tran Ngoc Hieu, 17-year-old boy from Hai Duong | Tran Ngoc Hieu, 17-year-old boy from Hai Duong |
| Dinh Dinh Binh, 15-year-old boy from Hai Phong | Dinh Dinh Binh, 15-year-old boy from Hai Phong |
| Additional reporting by Vinnie O'Dowd | Additional reporting by Vinnie O'Dowd |
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