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| Tilbury Docks: Man dies as 35 adults and children are found in shipping container | |
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| A man has died and others have been hospitalised after 35 adults and children were discovered in a container at Tilbury Docks in Essex, police have said. | A man has died and others have been hospitalised after 35 adults and children were discovered in a container at Tilbury Docks in Essex, police have said. |
| Many have been taken to local hospitals with "significant health problems". | |
| The East of England ambulance service said seven ambulances, two rapid response cars and their hazardous area response team were sent to the scene. A spokesperson said survivors are being treated for severe dehydration and hypothermia. | |
| Basildon Hospital said on its Twitter feed that it is "responding to a major incident", adding: "A&E is open, but please be aware that waiting times may be extended." | Basildon Hospital said on its Twitter feed that it is "responding to a major incident", adding: "A&E is open, but please be aware that waiting times may be extended." |
| A police officer at the scene said they are still trying to determine the nationalities of those on board the container but they are believed to be of Indian origin, possibly Punjab. | |
| Essex police have launched an investigation. | |
| Their statement said: "The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust can confirm that 35 patients were involved in the incident at Tilbury Docks, Essex; one patient has sadly been declared deceased at the scene, with others suffering from severe dehydration and hypothermia. | Their statement said: "The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust can confirm that 35 patients were involved in the incident at Tilbury Docks, Essex; one patient has sadly been declared deceased at the scene, with others suffering from severe dehydration and hypothermia. |
| An ambulance van drives into Tilbury Docks in Essex "After initial treatment by ambulance crews, all patients have now been conveyed to surrounding hospitals for further care; seven have been taken to Southend Hospital, nine to London Whitechapel Hospital and 18 to Basildon Hospital." | |
| Essex Police were called after the people were found on the container, which arrived on a ship from Zeebrugge in Belgium and was being unloaded at 7.35am by Port of Tilbury authorities. | Essex Police were called after the people were found on the container, which arrived on a ship from Zeebrugge in Belgium and was being unloaded at 7.35am by Port of Tilbury authorities. |
| Natalie Hardy, from P&O Ferries, said the immigrants were in a container on board the Norstream, a commercial vessel which carries freight between Zeebrugge and Tilbury. | |
| Ms Hardy said: "They (port authorities) found 35 on a container in the ferry. They had been in there overnight, because the ship was an overnight freight ferry. | |
| "This morning when they went to unload containers there was a noise heard, a banging. One unfortunately was dead and others were taken to hospital. | |
| "UK Border Agency and all emergency services were called and went to the scene and have been handling it since." | |
| Public Health England said it is not involved at this point and had not been notified of there being any Ebola risk. | Public Health England said it is not involved at this point and had not been notified of there being any Ebola risk. |
| A spokesman for Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford, Kent, said it was "currently on standby to receive cases". | A spokesman for Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford, Kent, said it was "currently on standby to receive cases". |
| Police are dealing with the incident alongside staff from Port of Tilbury, UK Border Force and the East of England Ambulance Service, the spokesman said, while a casualty bureau is being set up. | Police are dealing with the incident alongside staff from Port of Tilbury, UK Border Force and the East of England Ambulance Service, the spokesman said, while a casualty bureau is being set up. |
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