Kurdish woman is first victim of Channel tragedy to be named

Maryam Nuri Mohamed Amin from northern Iraq was messaging her fiance when dinghy started sinking

A Kurdish woman from northern Iraq has become the first victim of this week's mass drowning in the Channel to be named.

Maryam Nuri Mohamed Amin was messaging her fiance, who lives in the UK, when the group's dinghy started deflating on Wednesday.