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Bodies of drowned migrants to be repatriated from France Friday: KRG

"KRG on Friday at 3:45 am will receive the bodies of 16 migrants who tragically drowned in the English Channel on November 24, 2021."

Kurdistan 24 2021/12/20 23:22

Jotiar Adil, the spokesman for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), during an interview with Kurdistan 24, Jan. 31, 2021. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)

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ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) will receive on Friday the recovered bodies of 16 migrants who drowned in the English Channel on Nov. 24 while attempting to reach the UK coast.

"KRG on Friday at 3:45 am will receive the bodies of 16 migrants who tragically drowned in the English Channel on November 24, 2021. The repatriation is at the behest of Prime Minister Masrour Barzani," KRG spokesman Jotiar Adil said in a statement.

The process was delayed by a month as KRG authorities worked to help identify the dead, Adil added.

"The KRG offers its condolences to the families of those who died and emphasises that smugglers who take advantage of Kurdistan Region citizens will not escape justice and will be pursued by the authorities."