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Family whose daughter died in Channel say they will attempt crossing again

Amira Al Shammari says they have no other options as she describes horror of 21-year-old child’s death

A mother from a stateless Arab minority say she and her family have no choice but to try to cross the Channel again despite the death last month of her eldest daughter on a previous attempt.

Dina Al Shammari, 21, was travelling with her parents and three teenage siblings when she was crushed to death in an overcrowded dinghy off the coast of Calais on 28 July.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Amira Al Shammari says they have no other options as she describes horror of 21-year-old child’s deathA mother from a stateless Arab minority say she and her family have no choice but to try to cross the Channel again despite the death last month of her eldest daughter on a previous attempt.Dina Al Shammari, 21, was travelling with her parents and three teenage siblings when she was crushed to death in an overcrowded dinghy off the coast of Calais on 28 July. Continue reading…