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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Diane Taylor

‘They were humans’: inquiry into mass Channel drowning hears from families

Composite image of photos of victims: Shakar Ali Pirot; Kazhal Ahmed Khidir al-Jammoor with her children Hadiya, Mubin and Hasti; Halima Mohammed Shikh; Rezhwan Yassin Hassan; and Maryam Noori Mohammedameen.
Clockwise from top left: Shakar Ali Pirot; Kazhal Ahmed Khidir al-Jammoor with her children Hadiya, Mubin and Hasti; Halima Mohammed Shikh; Rezhwan Yassin Hassan; and Maryam Noori Mohammedameen. Composite: Guardian Design/Cranston Inquiry

On 24 November 2021, at least 27 people died in the worst mass migrant Channel drowning on record. Two years later, the Cranston inquiry was set up to investigate the catastrophic event.

Many of those who lost their lives were young people. Four others missing since the mass drowning have never been found. Their bereaved parents and other immediate family members provided statements to the inquiry about their loved ones.

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