Dutch find 25 migrants in refrigerated container on UK-bound ferry


  • World
  • Wednesday, 20 Nov 2019

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Dutch authorities found 25 migrants stowed away on a cargo ferry bound for Britain shortly after it left the Netherlands on Tuesday and the vessel quickly returned to the Dutch port of Vlaardingen, emergency services said.

Two of the migrants were taken to hospital for treatment while the other 23 received a medical check-up in the port before being taken away by police for processing, according to a statement posted on the website of regional emergency services.

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