The body was found near Karmøy in south-west Norway on New Year’s Day – more than two months after the vessel carrying the Iranian Kurds Rasul Iran Nezhad, Shiva Mohammad Panahi and their three children sank. Rescuers found Iran Nezhad drowned, while his wife and two of his children died shortly after being pulled from the water. Iran Nezhad’s brother Khalil said he had last heard from his relatives shortly before they attempted the crossing. Khalil Iran Nezhad said his brother had attempted to bring his family to the UK so he could find a better life for them. In Calais, a friend of the family told the Guardian he had met them about a month before the tragedy and spoken to Panahi.

Source: The Guardian June 07, 2021 13:58 UTC