HANOI, Nov 9 (NNN-VNA) – The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security, announced here on Friday, the list of all 39 Vietnamese victims, in the incident of the container truck detected in the British county of Essex.
After determining the 39 people’s identities, Vietnam’s relevant authorities contacted each bereaved family, to provide them with information related to the victims, the ministry said in a statement, posted on its website.
The victims included 21 from the central province of Nghe An, 10 from the central province of Ha Tinh, three each from the northern city of Hai Phong and the central province of Quang Binh, and one each, from the northern province of Hai Duong and the central province of Thua Thien Hue.
According to Essex police, the 39 victims included eight women and 31 men, in the age bracket of 15 to 44.
The 39 bodies were discovered at Grays in Essex, northeast London, on Oct 23.
