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Flowers at memorial for family that died in sea
Oct 29, 2020
Flowers have been laid in memory of the Iranian-Kurdish family who died in the Channel on Tuesday.
Ben Bano of Seeking Sanctuary, laid the floral tributes at a plaque dedicated to asylum seekers who have died in their plight to find sanctuary.
It comes after a boy and a girl, reportedly aged six and nine, perished in the sea off Dunkirk after a flimsy boat they were travelling in capsized.
Named as Armin and Anita, they were travelling with their parents Rasoul Iran-Nejad, Shiva Mohammad Panahi, both 35.
Their baby, 15-month old Artin is still missing and today rescuers have stopped searching waters.
Mr Bano, a former mayor of Deal and councillor for Deal Town Council, said: "We are horrified by this latest tragedy and continue to urge that innovative solutions are found for the welfare of the world's exiles and for their safe access to places where they may request asylum so that they don't have to place their lives in the hands of unscrupulous traffickers.
"We need solutions that do not involve more security measures such as patrols, walls and fences, but which see each of them as a human being in need of advice and help and with a genuine contribution to make to society."
Both Kent Refugee Action Network (KRAN) and Care4Calais have called for this latest tragedy to be a wake-up call for the government to stop migrants making the dangerous journey in small boats.
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