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found dead in a refrigerated truck near London, the state-backed Global Times said on Friday.Paramedics and police found the bodies of 31
men and eight women on Wednesday on an industrial estate at Grays in Essex, about 20 miles (30 km) east of the British capital.For years,
illegal immigrants have stowed away in trucks while attempting to reach Britain, often from the European mainland
In 2000, 58 Chinese were found dead in a tomato truck at the port of Dover.At the moment it was impossible to say how much responsibility
the dead should bear for the tragedy, the widely-read Chinese newspaper said in an editorial."But such a serious humanitarian disaster has
occurred under the eyes of the British and Europeans," it said
"It is clear that Britain and relevant European countries have not fulfilled their responsibility to protect these people from such a
death."Even if found to have been smuggled into the country, the victims' death was not their fault, added the paper, which is published by
the ruling Communist Party's official People's Daily."We hope that Britain and European countries will put into effect their various
commitments to human rights and make due efforts for Chinese people to be free from abuse and sudden death."Britain appears not to have
learned its lesson from the Dover incident two decades ago, it added."Imagine how thoroughly European countries would take measures if
dozens of Europeans were collectively tragically killed in some way," the paper said."Could the British and European people ask themselves
why they have not been able to avoid a similar tragedyDid they take all the serious remedial action that they could have?"China has not
formally confirmed the victims are citizens.On Friday, the Chinese embassy in London said it had sent a team to Essex that met police."The
British police said they are verifying the identity of the deceased, and at present are unable to be certain that they are Chinese
nationals," the embassy said.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by TheIndianSubcontinent staff and is published from a
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