towards the capital. the french president, emmanuel macron, has accused britain of not being serious about dealing with the migrant crisis in the channel. european ministers will meet on sunday to discuss the situation after 27 people drowned on wednesday trying to reach the uk, but britain won t be at the table. lucy williamson reports from calais. the road between paris and london is getting colder, the political distance a little wider each day. here in the migrant camps, caught between the two governments, they know what it takes to bridge the channel and what the risks are if you fail. two days ago, a boat capsized, killing 27 people. tonight, the first victim was named as 24 year old maryam nuri mohamed amin from iraqi kurdistan. herfiance said he was messaging her as the dinghy began to lose air. herfather, mourning her death
here in the migrant camps, caught between the two governments, they know what it takes to bridge the channel and what the risks are if you fail. two days ago, a boat capsized, killing 27 people. tonight, the first victim was named as 24 year old maryam nuri mohamed amin from iraqi kurdistan. her fiance said he was messaging her as the dinghy began to lose air. herfather, mourning her death in irbil, in northern iraq, spoke to the bbc. translation: from germany, she went to france and in - france, she got into this slaughterhouse. the whole world talks about europe is a place that is calm, that is pleasant. is this what calm means? around 30 people dying in the middle of the sea? this is a sin to put people through this. this tragedy has put pressure on paris and london to amend their rift over how to tackle the channel crossings.
information before they do set off. on one train in the north of scotland, passengers were stranded overnight. well, i got on the train at elgin just at the back of 3pm yesterday afternoon and about five o clock, we hit huntley and stayed there for about 17 hours. on a farm near st asaph in north wales, a shed roof blew off, damaging cars. the met office has issued a yellow warning for icy conditions on sunday across much of scotland, northern england and the midlands. andy gill, bbc news, north yorkshire. the bbc has been hearing from the family and friends of one of the victims who died in the channel this week, when their small boat capsized. 24 year old maryam nuri mohamed amin from northern iraq was trying to reach the uk to be with her partner. lucy williamson has more. she left to start a new life with her fiance.
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iraq are in mourning. her father spoke to the bbc. translation: from germany she went to france, and in france got into this slaughterhouse. the whole world talks about europe is a place that is calm. is this what calm means? around 30 people dying in the middle of the sea? this is sin to put people through this. so what could have gone wrong? translation: possibly a collision| with a large tanker or it was caught in the wake of a supertanker, which is like a tsunami overcoming these boats. the third hypothesis is a design flaw in these ships. maryam s friend has this message for migrants. no one should try this, no one. no one deserves to die this way. but the appetite to cross from france remains.