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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Diane Taylor

‘Our mother believes Twana is alive somewhere – so I visit different countries looking, just in case’

Zana Mamand Mohammad, brother of Twana Mamand, pictured in Ranya, Iraq, in 2021
Zana Mamand Mohammad, brother of Twana Mamand, pictured in Ranya, Iraq, in 2021. Photograph: Khalid Mohammed/AP

Zana Mamand Mohammad initially believed his much loved 18-year-old brother, Twana, had crossed the Channel safely in the early hours of 24 November 2021.

When the police officer, from a Kurdish area of northern Iraq, realised that Twana was among the casualties, in a sinking that since been declared the deadliest Channel disaster for more than 40 years, his life changed for ever.

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