UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was "appalled by this tragic incident". Getty Images
Police activity at the Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays, Essex, after 39 bodies were found inside a lorry container on the industrial estate.
Police have launched a multiple murder investigation following the discovery of the container at an industrial park in the town of Grays. Reuters
Emergency services were called out to the Waterglade Industrial Park in the early hours of Wednesday morning but 39 people were pronounced dead at the scene. Getty Images
Police said the lorry was believed to have come from Bulgaria and entered the UK from Holyhead in Wales on Saturday. Holyhead is one of the main ports for ferries from Ireland. Getty Images
Early indications suggest the dead are 38 adults and one teenager. Getty Images
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was "appalled by this tragic incident". Getty Images
Police activity at the Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays, Essex, after 39 bodies were found inside a lorry container on the industrial estate.
Police have launched a multiple murder investigation following the discovery of the container at an industrial park in the town of Grays. Reuters
Emergency services were called out to the Waterglade Industrial Park in the early hours of Wednesday morning but 39 people were pronounced dead at the scene. Getty Images
Police said the lorry was believed to have come from Bulgaria and entered the UK from Holyhead in Wales on Saturday. Holyhead is one of the main ports for ferries from Ireland. Getty Images
Early indications suggest the dead are 38 adults and one teenager. Getty Images
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was "appalled by this tragic incident". Getty Images