we will be talking to somebody on the islands in an hour s time to get a first hand account of what it was like when the storm struck. more details have emerged of the hours leading up to the biggest single loss of life in the english channel. at least 31 people died last month after their small boat capsized off the french coast. a bbc investigation has now identified 20 of those who were on board all of whom were from iraqi kurdistan. heartbreaking messages from those on board, obtained by the bbc paint a picture of total desperation. bbc persian s soran qurbani reports. it was an overcrowded boat, at the mercy of the channel s freezing water. 29 lives were lost that night, and a bbc investigation has identified 20 of them, all from iraqi kurdistan. from the testimonies and messages
jeremy bowen, cameraman dave bull, and producer cara swift, with that report. british mps have warned the home secretary that her plans to turn back people from attempting to cross the english channel are dangerous and probably unlawful. priti patel saiid last week the tactic would help deter smuggling gangs like the ones thought to be behind the deaths of 29 people last week, meanwhile in an interview with the bbc one of the survivors from that capsizing has told us he s still haunted by what he saw that night. bbc persian s soran qurbani reports from the french port city of calais. this is a man who says he stared death in the face and survived. he is one of the two survivors from wednesday s migrant boat disaster in the english channel. we set out
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