Candles were lit outside the Home Office in London on Thursday (October 24) to pay tribute to 39 migrants who were found dead in a refrigerated lorry in Essex.

Banners read "Migrants and refugees welcome here" and "No borders, no deaths."

Candles are lit outside the Home Office HQ in Marsham Street to mark the tragic loss of life of 39 Chinese migrants (all of them confirmed as Vietnamese at a later stage of investigation) to the United Kingdom in a lorry container in Essex. Banners and placards outside the Home Office building read: Migrants and refuges welcome here, Blame austerity - Not migrants, No Border - No Deaths, These Walls Must Fall and Racist Borders Kill. The Home Office vigil on Thursday, 24 October was held by an anti-racist organisation 'Stand Up To Racism'. #StandUpToRacism #HomeOfficeVigil #candles #vigil #39ChineseMigrants #39VietnameseMigrants #London #BlameAusterityNotMigrants