25日凌晨，中國駐英國大使館發(fā)布的最新消息顯示，英國警方表示尚無法確定日前在埃塞克斯郡貨車內(nèi)發(fā)現(xiàn)的39位遇難者是中國國籍。

記者問：關(guān)于英國埃塞克斯郡發(fā)現(xiàn)39人死亡的事件，中方能否確定死者身份是中國國籍？

答：中國駐英國使館已派負(fù)責(zé)領(lǐng)事事務(wù)的公參抵達(dá)埃塞克斯郡，并與英國當(dāng)?shù)鼐饺〉昧寺?lián)系。英國警方表示正在核實遇難者身份，尚無法確定遇難者是中國國籍。

• The Chinese Embassy has sent a team led by the minister-counsellor in charge of consular affairs to Essex, England. They have met with the local police.?The police said that they are verifying the identity of the deceased, whose nationality still cannot be confirmed.

無論這39名遇難者是否為中國人，他們的悲慘遭遇都讓人揪心不已。

面對全世界人民的關(guān)心，英國警方的官方聲明中到底公布了哪些案件細(xì)節(jié)？報報為大家整理出以下重點：

?Of these, 38 are believed to be adults, and one is a young adult woman. We previously reported that she may have been a teenager.?

遇難者中，38名是成年人，還有1名是年輕的成年女性。我們之前曾通報稱她可能是一個青少年。

?We have since confirmed that eight of the deceased are women and 31 are men and all are believed to be Chinese nationals.?

我們已經(jīng)確認(rèn)死者中有8名是女性，31名是男性，據(jù)信所有人都是中國公民。（該聲明于當(dāng)?shù)貢r間24日上午發(fā)布，與晚間英國警方的回復(fù)不一致）

?We arrested a man on suspicion of murder, who remains in custody.

我們已經(jīng)逮捕了一名涉嫌謀殺的男性，該人目前仍被拘留。

嫌疑人為貨車司機(jī)Mo Robinson，25歲，來自英國北愛爾蘭。警方正在對其加緊問詢。

據(jù)英國《衛(wèi)報》報道，警方已經(jīng)將嫌疑人的父母從北愛爾蘭請至英格蘭的警局，與嫌疑人見面。

警方還梳理出了一份事件時間表。信息顯示，貨車的車頭和車廂是分開入境的：

?10月20日

The tractor unit of the lorry had entered the country via Holyhead on Sunday 20 October, having travelled over from Dublin.

貨車的牽引車頭途徑都柏林，于10月20日通過威爾士地區(qū)的霍利黑德進(jìn)入英國。

?10月23日00:30

The lorry then collected the trailer, which had travelled from Zeebrugge, at the port of Purfleet at around 12:30am on the 23 October. The cab and trailer left the port shortly after 1.05am.

接著，牽引車于10月23日凌晨00:30左右在英國Purfleet港口掛上了拖車，這輛拖車來自比利時西北部港市澤布呂赫。牽引車與拖車一起，剛過1:05便一起離開港口。

?10月23日1:40

We were called to Waterglade Industrial Park in Eastern Avenue shortly before 1.40am on Wednesday 23 October by our colleagues in the East of England Ambulance Service to reports that 39 people had been found dead in the trailer of a lorry.

10月23日凌晨1:40，我們被英格蘭東部救護(hù)車服務(wù)中心的同事呼叫至埃塞克斯東大街上的Waterglade工業(yè)園，我們接到報告稱在一輛貨車的拖車中發(fā)現(xiàn)39人死亡。

由于事件涉及的地點眾多，警方消息一出，各方也紛紛給出回應(yīng)：?

?中國駐英國大使館

• We read with heavy heart the reports about the death of 39 people in Essex, England. We are in close contact with the British police to seek clarification and confirmation of the relevant reports.

• 我們以沉重的心情看到英國媒體關(guān)于埃塞克斯郡發(fā)現(xiàn)39人死亡的報道，正與英國警方聯(lián)系，核實確認(rèn)相關(guān)情況。

?英國首相鮑里斯·約翰遜

• I'm appalled by this tragic incident in Essex. I am receiving regular updates and the Home Office will work closely with Essex Police as we establish exactly what has happened. My thoughts are with all those who lost their lives & their loved ones.

• 我對埃塞克斯發(fā)生的悲慘事件感到震驚。我正在密切關(guān)注事件進(jìn)展，內(nèi)政部將與埃塞克斯警方緊密合作，以便確認(rèn)究竟發(fā)生了什么。我的心與所有受害者及他們所愛的人同在。

英國國家犯罪調(diào)查局稱，正在努力確認(rèn)“可能參與其中的有組織的犯罪集團(tuán)”。

• Officers in Northern Ireland have raided two houses and the National Crime Agency said it was working to identify "organised crime groups who may have played a part”.

• 北愛爾蘭的官員突擊檢查了當(dāng)?shù)貎伤课?，英國國家犯罪調(diào)查局稱，正在努力確認(rèn)“可能參與其中的有組織的犯罪集團(tuán)”。

• The Belgian Federal Public Prosecutor's Office said it had opened a case which would focus on the organisers and others involved in the transport.

• 比利時聯(lián)邦檢察院辦公室表示他們已經(jīng)成立專案，調(diào)查涉及此次運輸?shù)慕M織者和其他人。

• It was not clear when the victims were placed in the container or if this happened in Belgium, a spokesman said.

• 一位發(fā)言人說，目前尚不確定受害者們是什么時候進(jìn)入集裝箱的，也不確定這是否發(fā)生在比利時。

• A spokesman for the Bulgarian foreign affairs ministry said the truck was registered in the country under the name of a company owned by an Irish citizen.

• 保加利亞外交部發(fā)言人表示這輛卡車系一愛爾蘭公民以公司名義在該國注冊。

• The force earlier suggested the lorry could be from Bulgaria, but later said officers believed it entered the UK from Belgium.

• 警方早些時候認(rèn)為貨車可能來自保加利亞，但之后則表示認(rèn)為它是從比利時進(jìn)入英國的。

• Richard Burnett, chief executive of the Road Haulage Association, said?temperatures in refrigerated trailers could be as low as -25C.

• 英國公路運輸協(xié)會首席執(zhí)行官Richard Burnett說冷藏拖車的溫度可能低至零下25攝氏度。

• He described conditions for anyone inside as?"absolutely horrendous”.

• 他描述道，這種溫度對于在車廂內(nèi)的任何人來說都是“極度可怕的”。

為了接受進(jìn)一步調(diào)查，警方已將這輛貨車駛離了報案地點，沿途的警察和民眾，在看到這輛貨車時紛紛低頭表示默哀。

事發(fā)地附近也有居民擺上了花束，以表達(dá)對逝者的哀思。

事發(fā)當(dāng)?shù)厣蹇?span id="s0sssss00s" class="color-gray-02">（Thurrock）區(qū)地方議會為此次遇難的39名死者準(zhǔn)備了一本悼念簽名簿。當(dāng)?shù)鼐?、議員和民眾們紛紛前來簽名留言，為逝者哀悼。

據(jù)@環(huán)球時報報道，39名遇難者的遇難地點，英國埃塞克斯郡格雷斯市地方政府Thurrock Council已降半旗志哀。

目前案件仍在進(jìn)一步調(diào)查中，埃塞克斯警方的聲明或許能夠代表許多人的心聲：

• Our number one priority is?preserving the dignity of the 39 people?who have died?and ensuring that we get answers for their loved ones.

• 我們首先要做的是維護(hù)39名遇難者的尊嚴(yán)，同時確保為他們所愛的人找到答案。

來源：中國日報雙語新聞（ID：Chinadaily_Mobile）

記者：韓寶儀

編輯：左卓

運營實習(xí)生：邢雅苑