Police in southeastern England said 39 people were found dead Wednesday inside a large cargo truck believed to have come from Bulgaria. Smaller numbers of migrants have occasionally been found dead in trucks in Britain in recent years. Police barriers were placed near a truck that was found to contain 39 bodies. (Associated Press)Bulgarian authorities said they could not yet confirm that the truck had started its journey from Bulgaria. Deputy Police Chief Pippa Mills said identification “could be a lengthy process” and that a key line of inquiry will be how the truck entered Ireland.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 23, 2019 09:00 UTC