“With a heavy heart, we read reports of the deaths of 39 people in Essex. We are in close contact with the British authorities and are trying to clarify and confirm this information, ”the embassy said in a statement.
On October 23, a truck with 39 bodies, which, presumably, arrived from Bulgaria, was found in the industrial park of Grace.
Essex police reported that among the dead - 8 women and 31 men with Chinese citizenship.
On suspicion of murder, a 25-year-old native of Northern Ireland was detained.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the incident "unimaginable and truly heartbreaking tragedy."