The drama of the Iraqi father who lost his daughter in a boat – “I will never forgive myself”

The Iraqi father who lost his seven-year-old daughter last week during the family's attempt to cross the English Channel said he will “never be able to forgive himself” Ahmed Alhasimi boarded the inflatable with his wife and their three children from Vimere, south of Calais, on April 23, in order to cross into Britain illegally. Just before the boat began its uncertain journey, a group of migrants rushed to board the already overcrowded inflatable, trampling to death 7-year-old Sarah and four others. “I was asking him to move so I could take my baby,” the 41-year-old told the BBC of a young Sudanese man who was among the migrants who boarded the boat at the last minute, causing the tragedy. However, he initially ignored him and then even threatened him. “We saw people die. I saw how these people behaved. […]
Source: News Beast

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