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Fifty-eight Bodies Found at British Port
The bodies of 58 people thought to be asylum-seekers were found on board a truck on Monday in the English port of Dover.
BBC television reported that the bodies had been found in the rear of a Dutch-registered vehicle at the port, a major landing point for ferries from France and Belgium.
The BBC quoted a police spokesman as saying that two people had been found alive in the truck.
"Two survivors were taken to a local hospital," the BBC quoted a spokesman as saying. There was no immediate information as to their condition.
The nationalities of those found aboard the truck were not immediately known.
Dover has been a major entry point for asylum-seekers, many of whom come from eastern Europe especially Albania.
The British government introduced fines earlier this year for people who attempt to smuggle illegal immigrants into the country in a bid to stamp out the practice.
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