Syrians lose hope for loved ones after Greece boat tragedy
Al JazeeraAl Jazeera speaks to the relatives of three Syrian fathers assumed dead after an overloaded fishing trawler sank off Greece. But the search for a cure for his son who had cancer prompted him to turn to the treacherous sea,” his cousin, Abdul Rahman al-Rahal, told Al Jazeera. “Thaer made the decision to travel and risk his own life to save his son’s when he learned that Khaled needed a spinal cord transplant, which is a rare and expensive treatment that the family could not afford,” Abdul Rahman said. He wanted to reach Europe and get a job “that would provide the family with a good income and a good life”, his wife said. June 8, at 17 minutes past eight in the evening, was the last time I had contact with my brother,” Khaled al-Zaouqi told Al Jazeera.
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