It Turns Out They Were Chinese In That Lorry....

[ToraToraTora]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-50162617
No that it changes anything, but it explains why they were being smuggled.

[dannyk13]

TTT, already referenced on the original post regarding this.
https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1679797-10.html

[ludwig]

This has happened before with Chinese

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/796791.stm

[naomi24]

I read that, Ludwig. I wonder if they were picked up in China? That's some distance. About 5000 miles!

[Jackdaw33]

I seem ro remember a few years ago that a number of Chinese cockle pickers were drowned in Morecambe Bay when caught by the tide.

[Mamyalynne]

That was 2004 Jack.

[douglas9401]

Different politicians but the same tired phrases echo down the years.

Thoughts and prayers then a shrug of the shoulders and lunch.

[naomi24]

I can't see how they can do much else really, so what's the answer, douglas?

[emmie]

what a terrible tragedy, you have to have a heart of stone not to feel sad at this. I wonder if they were dissidents looking for asylum, HK is a hotbed currently..

[naomi24]

If they were, emmie, it's rather a long way to come to seek asylum.

[emmie]

it is, but some will travel over thousands of miles to get to a so called safe haven. I guess that the facts will emerge soon enough. What a waste of life.

[douglas9401]

Not sure I have an answer, naomi, but if I was in charge of things like immigration and security I might start by doing my job and see where that led.

In the end nobody really cares, dead or alive they all get paid for a glaring lack of results.

[naomi24]

Hmmm....

[CrapAtCryptics]

It seems that Belgiums dock security needs beefing up we have had at least 2 major drugs hauls intercepted coming from there and now this if the articles are correct.

[derek-33]

"but it explains why they were being smuggled."

where does it say that?

[jno]

no need for Belgium to beef up security - security has to do with things that come into the country, not things that leave.

[Old_Geezer]

I wondered that. Maybe the UK is desperately short of cockle pickers ?

[ChillDoubt]

what a terrible tragedy, you have to have a heart of stone not to feel sad at this. I wonder if they were dissidents looking for asylum, HK is a hotbed currently.
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Dissidents are more often vocal and (usually)prominent.
They tend not to travel covertly in the back of a truck.

[emmie]

we shall see..

[Bobbisox1]

Awful for this to happen and I’d like to think it may deter others doing this but already I know it won’t ,there’ll always be the evil smugglers

[Rockrose]

It doesn't matter what race or colour its still a tragic way to die