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Like countless others around the world, Tima Kurdi and Rocco Logozzo had seen the horrifying image -- that of a little boy, his body limp and lifeless, face down on a Turkish beach. Their hearts sank. $ Y5 p( ]9 Z/ U6 E# itvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 ^2 N, f7 h, p' V: A' c, Q% \6 l) g
The phone in the couple's Coquitlam, B.C., home rang hours later to deliver the grim news: Kurdi's sister-in-law and her two little boys were dead, drowning as they tried to reach Europe after paying smugglers with the money Kurdi had personally sent to the family from Canada.; s6 q* r7 C* n5 ~6 i$ _9 T. H9 M
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The dead boy on the beach was her three-year-old nephew, Alan. The harrowing photo has since become a heartbreaking symbol of the plight of Syrian refugees. - p: I8 B3 g" m, C- d: D0 R/ e( T公仔箱論壇6 g+ _# o5 e4 ^
Kurdi, who came from Syria to Canada more than two decades ago, says she'd hoped to bring her brothers and their families here to escape the horrors of a vicious regime.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 |( Q5 w+ k6 n4 K, ]8 k
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"The love of my life is gone and nobody in the world can bring them back," Tima told The Canadian Press, sobbing into her hands as she sat on her living-room couch on Thursday. "My heart is bleeding right now."5.39.217.76: c& g/ m8 A) H( r8 w
The boys' father, Abdullah Kurdi, described the journey to The Associated Press.公仔箱論壇+ H, X, J3 K8 p' L( r( a; [
He said the family piled into an overloaded boat in Bodrum, Turkey headed for the Greek island of Kos. / _& N8 _& n3 v5.39.217.76公仔箱論壇! s$ s/ D1 D/ `0 q/ h
The boat's captain panicked due to high waves and jumped into the sea, Abdullah Kurdi said, leaving him in control of the small craft with his family and other migrants aboard. ; }& _) t2 ^7 u! ]8 RTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。5.39.217.76. B" K) U# |! q4 v
"I took over and started steering. The waves were so high and the boat flipped. I took my wife and my kids in my arms and I realized they were all dead," he said. "All I want is to be with my children at the moment.") N6 t% E) b) P$ j4 d8 h
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The small boat was overloaded with 12 migrants and the Turkish captain, he added. It was only at sea for four minutes when the captain abandoned the craft, Kurdi said. s+ V- {' ?1 N' A ^TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 : y' W" z* M. D. C公仔箱論壇 "My kids were the most beautiful children in the world, wonderful, they wake me up every morning to play with them. They are all gone now," he said.$ R* \' h6 r* ]1 A9 R
In Canada, his sister, Tima, burst into tears with her family and friends by her side as she scrolled through photographs of her nephews. : B9 I1 j8 Q3 I, Q2 n% J4 X) htvb now,tvbnow,bttvb "I want to give my brother Abdullah's message to the world," said Tima. "He said, 'It has to be my kids so the world will wake up."'* \. Q% Y5 X6 C& x- `
Abdullah is en route back to Syria to bury his wife and two children in the same city they attempted to escape, she added. 9 D3 Q- ~0 _3 [& e. V 2 R; G/ C; o) e$ {5 ?6 h+ J q: Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb "He doesn't care," she said. "He said, 'I have three coffins with me so if something happens to me they can bury me beside them and then we'll be four."' \, @- V* p4 Y& P- n4 ~公仔箱論壇 The family's agonizing ordeal dominated Canada's election campaign on Thursday, especially when Rocco Logozzo, Kurdi's husband, told The Canadian Press that the family had put in a private sponsorship request for the boys and their parents but was turned down in June. ; {7 q7 F# W2 B8 KTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。公仔箱論壇! P: @5 Y, x. N; v3 Q3 ^
He assailed Canada's refugee system as ineffectual, adding his family had money and plenty of room to house the Kurdi boys and their parents in Coquitlam, B.C. , e8 O' H% r0 v" K+ [公仔箱論壇 Within hours, however, Citizenship and Immigration Canada said it received no refugee application from the father of the two drowned boys. , _/ e9 D" p( ], K9 V9 dTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 It did, however, receive an application for Abdullah Kurdi's brother, Mohammed, but said it was incomplete and did not meet regulatory requirements for proof of refugee status recognition. ' C1 \& R1 E# q% _8 u) R1 btvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 8 T# @0 V. D) R) z& G5.39.217.76 Tima Kurdi confirmed later in the day that her family had only made an official request for Mohammed Kurdi, explaining she and her husband could only afford to sponsor one brother. They planned to apply for Mohammed first and subsequently bring Abdullah and his family to Canada. / K- g. P, R; c% U7 ? * [ r! \4 t! A/ P$ ]* I Her distraught recounting of her attempts to bring her family members to Canada underscored the desperation and difficulties that confront would-be refugee claimants and their families.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# o: L, L: V# }! I- K5 V3 o
! C# T; S% J- Y2 jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb She said it was impossible to secure all the necessary documents for her brother, Mohammed, given the dire situation in Syria. 0 x, Y. i% R2 {, ~9 i. ?8 t: { "How would you feel when people are running from the border and the Turkish border guards are shooting in the air? What would you do?" she said.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。% ~9 C! n5 i, N- ^
Because she suspected an application for Abdullah would have been rejected on similar grounds, Tima said she decided to send money to bring the family across the Mediterranean by boat.# G" j: O' x/ S1 r- L
4 u. G) R' N* f* f4 g5 @ "I'm not asking the government to spend money on them," said Kurdi. "I sent him the money to cross the water." " V. F# b$ f1 m7 R& nTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 She added a B.C. politician personally delivered a letter to Chris Alexander, the citizenship and immigration minister, asking for help. - ^% O ]6 c, T }) G! C+ P The NDP candidate, Fin Donnelly, said the letter to Alexander reflected the family's attempts to bring both Abdullah and Mohammed Kurdi's families to Canada. He said he delivered the letter to Alexander in March, but denied telling media organizations that the federal government had turned down the family's sponsorship request.5.39.217.76* p: R" p& S1 y* A4 G, l
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"When they heard (the refugee application) failed, they lost all hope, and in a desperate situation, you make all these wrong decisions," Logozzo said as he explained why his relatives opted to get on the boat to try to get to Europe. ( [) d+ x }0 s# S6 n n5.39.217.76 The Kurdi boys and their mother were among at least 12 migrants, including five children, who drowned Wednesday when two boats carrying them to the Greek island of Kos capsized.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。: i+ _; O8 Q% S7 s# |' w, C8 v' J
, ^5 o- G6 X. X3 e: H" _ Alexander, who suspended his campaign to return to Ottawa to deal with the crisis, said he was "deeply saddened" by the image of the drowned boy. # S0 s1 X% h! G" Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb He added Prime Minister Stephen Harper has set a target for Canada to accept 23,000 Iraqis refugees and 11,300 Syrians.4 E8 t' v5 [2 Y
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When asked about Kurdi's letter, Alexander said that he passed it on to his department, where it was "treated expeditiously, and in the same way that any other correspondence and application would be treated."tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# |1 b3 }' u7 h# k( Q5 W
% O5 l' ]$ O. y "Let's be clear, the application was for Mohammed Kurdi and his family...it was not rejected or turned down, it was returned to the applicant with a request for additional documentation."公仔箱論壇1 `. n1 p; k# w# N. O
. j4 n' t( G9 l4 f# X. }8 nTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 Harper, for his part, was emotional in Surrey, B.C., when he recalled seeing the photo of Alan Kurdi's lifeless body on a sunny seashore.5.39.217.76: n" Z. s4 a* e, R0 v
"The first thing that crossed our mind was remembering our own son Ben at that age running around," Harper said, his voice breaking. "It brings tears to your eye." 3 M( t) O. E; Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvb About 250,000 people have been killed and more than one million wounded in Syria since March 2011, according to UN officials. More than half the country's population has been displaced, including more than four million who have fled Syria. 5 @: m( d O% `" T5.39.217.76 5 B' i- H( E' o/ H: f$ [. |5.39.217.76 The route between the Turkish community of Bodrum and Kos -- just a few kilometres -- is one of the shortest from Turkey to the Greek islands, but remains dangerous. Hundreds of migrants a day attempt the perilous sea crossing despite the risks.9 n' i& e/ P6 R( V# _- p
A UN panel reported Thursday that more than 2,000 Syrians have drowned in the Mediterranean while trying to reach Europe since 2011 and said there's no end in sight to Syria's civil war.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。1 F, _2 Q0 ~0 l1 V* ]- |
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3歲Alan伏屍海灘照 逼使歐洲各國 正視難民政策 1 Q9 W& s$ ^% P+ ~# L A+ @0 l公仔箱論壇 ; b t1 U. M0 H, {* ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb % c y: C) b' ]- E$ U
3歲難民Alan Kurdi伏屍沙灘的相片震撼全世界,亦令歐洲各國不能再忽視迫在眉睫的難民問題。多國領袖都有回應事件,而歐盟委員會將提出建議,強制各國分擔難民責任。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 p: }* K. d4 \
# I3 Y, c& R9 S! G% Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvb德國及歐盟委員會自5月以來,一直致力推動成立一個強制性機制,讓各國分擔難民。歐盟委員會主席容克日前表示,將會在下周三提出一項建議,強制要求歐盟其中25個國家,合力分擔16萬名難民的重擔。TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。' S6 h! F) T' ^/ u
歐洲理事會主席圖斯克早前形容,不能原諒事件分裂歐洲各國,又強調歐盟國家應該平均分配最少10萬名難民,「如果各國領袖不願意表現出善意,所謂的團結就只是空洞的口號,並會被政治敲詐、分裂,和互相指責的行為取代」。/ S( t' a/ r8 z1 o0 e: z/ ?" ^
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【歐洲難民潮】男童伏屍沙灘舉世關注 歐盟周三將討論強制平分責任TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。/ l b" t( n- r' O 5.39.217.76$ C/ T4 V$ z: O% |: Z
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3歲難民Alan Kurdi伏屍沙灘的相片震撼全世界,亦令歐洲各國不能再忽視迫在眉睫的難民問題。多國領袖都有回應事件,而歐盟委員會將提出建議,強制各國分擔難民責任。 2 e2 B8 U" I% ~' ^' s公仔箱論壇德國及歐盟委員會自5月以來,一直致力推動成立一個強制性機制,讓各國分擔難民。歐盟委員會主席容克日前表示,將會在下周三提出一項建議,強制要求歐盟其中25個國家,合力分擔16萬名難民的重擔。公仔箱論壇% T( Q; |7 D' O+ C( P. Q
歐洲理事會主席圖斯克早前形容,不能原諒事件分裂歐洲各國,又強調歐盟國家應該平均分配最少10萬名難民,「如果各國領袖不願意表現出善意,所謂的團結就只是空洞的口號,並會被政治敲詐、分裂,和互相指責的行為取代」。5.39.217.76! H& O( p1 n( k& Q* k: z
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另外法國總統奧朗德早前與德國總理默克爾通電話,雙方均認為必須訂定強制機制,將難民平均分配予歐盟各國。法國方面在難民議題上表態,被視為默克爾推動難民政策的重要一步。 : X, p' o, k! l; B% \6 G' a英國首相卡梅倫表示自己作為父親,看到該3歲男童伏屍的相片後深感震撼。不過他又強調難民問題複雜,非簡單加大接收難民的配額就能解決問題。在英國有民眾發起網上聯署,要求當局提高接受難民的配額,已獲超過30萬人簽名支持。卡梅倫及後宣布,英國現時已接收了約5,000名敘利亞難民,未來會進一步接收「數千名」難民。不過卡梅倫未有透露具體細節,指會在下星期再作公布。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 w7 \/ f: F1 U, y5 r$ }
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今次遇難的敍利亞男童生前計劃移居加拿大,令外界關注到加拿大有否妥善處理難民問題。加拿大總理哈珀(Stephen Harper)回應事件,形容悲劇令人心痛。正為下月大選準備的哈珀又承諾,一旦連任就會採取更多措施幫助敘利亞人民逃離暴力。哈珀又強調加國一直對敘利亞提供人道協助,包括向聯合國撥款幫助當地難民。 - m+ Y! C6 c" R6 h公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 H9 W: U* B, w, K) \- W2 T
俄羅斯總統普京就認為,西方國家是做成難民問題的元兇。他表示在幾年前,已警告過西方國家,若將西方的標準強加在中東和非洲之上,就會造成如今的後果。他批評西方忽視了中東和非洲的文化和歷史,造成今次難民問題。 + z5 {& y- F8 |7 b2 W" jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. H! N! t$ ]2 x) @6 j
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