The first victim of Wednesday’s tragedy in the Channel has been named as Mariam Nouri Hamadameen, a 24-year-old Kurdish woman from northern Iraq. She had travelled to Germany and on to France, hoping to join her fiance who already lives in Britain. Mariam – known to her family as Baran – was a student and recently engaged. She had left her studies early to be with her fiance. “Her mother and father are totally devastated,” her cousin told Sky News. “The situation is just awful. She was a woman in the prime of her life. “It’s a total tragedy and the whole family are in shock,” said Krmanj Ezzat, speaking from the family home in northern Iraq. He sent a message to other young Kurds considering taking the journey: “I understand why so many people are leaving for a better life, but this is not the correct path. It’s the route of death. More on Migrant Crisis Channel crossings: Little girl carried in man’s arms among first arrivals to UK this year Migrant crossings: 2021 marks record year with more than 28,300 people entering UK via English Channel Channel deaths: Devastated families hold funerals in Iraq for some migrants who… Read full this story
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