68 illegal immigrants discovered in container in UK port of Harwich

Seven people have been taken to hospital and 61 others assessed after dozens of people were found crammed in a container at a port in the UK. The East of England Ambulance Service received a call around 10pm about people locked in the container at Harwich International Port. A total of 68 suspected illegal immigrants were assessed at the scene, with seven taken to Colchester General Hospital. Two of those taken to hospital were pregnant women.

None are in a life-threatening or serious condition.

Colchester General Hospital spokesman

“The patients who were taken to hospital were suffering from abdominal and chest pains and were feeling faint,” a spokesman said. "The remaining 61 were released to the UK Border Agency officials.“ The people found were both men and women from various countries. The container is believed to have come from Holland.

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