10:11 05/06/2015
London - British emergency services said Friday they had found 68
people locked in a container at a port in southeast England, including
two pregnant women.
Seven people, including the women, were taken
to hospital but none are in a serious condition, according to a
statement from the East of England Ambulance Service.
Emergency
services were called to Harwich International Port, which is mainly used
by ferries to the Netherlands, shortly after 10:00 pm on Thursday
evening.
"A total of 68 people were assessed at the scene with
seven being taken to Colchester General Hospital for further assessments
and care," the ambulance service said.
"The
patients who were taken to hospital were suffering from abdominal and
chest pains and were feeling faint. None are in a life-threatening or
serious condition.
"The remaining 61 were released to the UK Border Agency officials."
The
ambulance service spokesman said the container was thought to have come
from the Netherlands, and the people inside comprised of a range of
different nationalities.
Thousands of migrants enter Britain
illegally each year on lorries crossing from the French port of Calais
to Dover on the southern English coast, but rarely in shipping
containers.
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