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Kurdish woman is first Channel victim to be named

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO – People hold candles in remembrance of the 27 migrants killed when their boat collided while they tried to cross the English Channel. This was at Dunkerque’s Richelieu Park, France. November 25, 2021. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters] – The first British media to identify a Kurdish refugee from Northern Iraq who tried to cross the Channel to Britain and France this week as a victim is a Kurdish woman.

The migrants died https://www.reuters.com/world/five-migrants-drown-crossing-channel-france-britain-bfm-tv-2021-11-24 when their dinghy deflated as they made a perilous crossing of the English Channel on Wednesday, the worst tragedy on record in one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.

Maryam Nuri Mohammed Amin (24 years old) made the long journey to meet her husband, BBC reports.

According to the British broadcaster, “When she left Kurdistan, she was extremely happy. She couldn’t believe she was going (him),” Imann Hassan, the friend of the woman, said that the British television station quoted her saying. It was reported that her fiancé already lived in Britain.

Hassan stated, “She wanted to live a better lifestyle, so she chose the UK. But she died.”

Reuters couldn’t immediately verify the information.

The tragedy has further strained ties between France and Britain, with French President Emmanuel Macron https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/french-interior-minister-cancels-meeting-with-uk-counterpart-french-media-2021-11-26 telling Britain on Friday it needed to “get serious” or remain locked out of discussions over how to curb the flow of migrants across the Channel.

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