Mariam Noori Mohammad Amin is 24 years old. The Kurdish woman was fleeing northern Iraq in search of a better life. He died on Wednesday while trying to cross the English Channel connecting France and the United Kingdom. It was the first casualty to be identified after a shipwreck near Calais.
Mariam’s fiance lives in England Told the BBC That said, as the boat began to sink, the two exchanged messages. The woman tried to reassure him that she was going to be rescued.
Help is too late. The groom said Mariam was with a family member on the ship. As he explained to the BBC, the woman planned to surprise him when he arrived in the UK.
The young woman’s uncle confirmed to the British station that Mariam was one of the immigrants on the boat. According to the uncle, the body is now expected to be handed over to the family in Iraq.
At least 27 people were killed, including a pregnant woman and three children. The French press called it the “worst shipwreck” involving immigrants in the English Channel.
Ministers from France, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium are due to discuss the migration crisis on the English Channel in the City Hall this Sunday. The British government promised to demand “more cooperation” from European countries to avoid “bad events” without presence.
In a statement, British Home Secretary Priti Patel said she would “continue to press for” EU co-operation to prevent further suffering during the “icy winter months”.
After Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s release of a letter to the French president, the London government’s presence was rejected at the Calais meeting, which called for the French to repatriate illegal immigrants to the United Kingdom.
Meanwhile, the Pope has renewed his appeal to settle immigrants. After the English Channel tragedy this week, the head of the Catholic Church called for peace every day for those who die.
