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Tilbury Docks stowaways: Last migrants leave hospital Tilbury Docks ship death stowaways claim asylum in UK
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The remaining four migrants who were being treated in hospital after being discovered in a shipping container in Essex have been released, police said. A group of people from Afghanistan rescued from a shipping container in Essex are claiming asylum in the UK, the Home Office has said.
Thirty-five people, including 13 children, were found at Tilbury Docks on Saturday. One man was found dead. Thirty-five people, including 15 children, were found at Tilbury Docks on Saturday. One man was found dead.
Two adults and two children who were being treated for the effects of severe dehydration and hypothermia are now in the care of Home Office officials. The remaining four migrants who were being treated in hospital for the effects of severe dehydration and hypothermia were released earlier.
Post-mortem tests on the dead man were inconclusive, officials said. A Home Office spokesman said their cases were currently being considered.
The group from Afghanistan arrived on Saturday on a ship from Belgium and were said by police to be victims of "people trafficking". Essex Police have named the dead man as Meet Singh Kapoor, who was 40 years old.
Initial post-mortem tests have proved inconclusive, officials said. Police are carrying out a homicide investigation into his death.
'Horrendous ordeal'
The group arrived in the UK on Saturday on a ship from Belgium and were said by police to be victims of "people trafficking".
They were discovered after dock workers heard banging and screaming coming from one of the containers.They were discovered after dock workers heard banging and screaming coming from one of the containers.
The rest of the group include nine men, eight women and 13 children, all of whom are in the care of Home Office officials. The 34 survivors include 10 men, nine women and 15 children, with their ages ranging from one to 72.
They are all in the care of the Home Office after being questioned by police.
A spokesman said: "Following the conclusion of police interviews, the individuals involved have now been passed into our care.
"All 34 are now in the process of claiming asylum in the UK and we are providing accommodation and support to those who require it while their cases are considered.
"The UK takes its international obligations extremely seriously and has a proud history of offering protection to those who need it."
Supt Trevor Roe, of Essex Police, said: "These people were found in an awful situation and our main priority is to look after them and ensure they are now safe following what would have been a horrendous ordeal."
Belgian police said they believed the immigrants were already in the container when it left Zeebrugge for Tilbury on Friday evening.