Vietnamese families seek news of missing relatives after lorry tragedy
39 people found dead in refrigerated lorry in Essex were initially believed to be Chinese
Distraught Vietnamese families were seeking information about their missing loved ones last night amid growing fears that some of the 39 people who died in a refrigerated lorry in Essex were from the country.
Text messages from one woman, 26-year-old Pham Thi Tra My, to her mother matched the time of the tragedy. They said: “I’m dying because I can’t breathe.” She has not been heard from since, a family representative told the Guardian.