He is the father of Alan Kurdi, the Syrian toddler whose photograph galvanized the world around the refugee crisis.
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CBC Television broadcast the arrival of Mohammad Kurdi, his wife and five children in Vancouver, where they had an emotional reunion with his sister Tima Kurdi.
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Darryl Dyck/AP Mohammed Kurdi (third from right), his wife (right) and their children walk with his sister Tima Kurdi (center) as they arrive in Canada as refugees at Vancouver International Airport on Monday.
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The family’s long journey was marred by tragedy when several relatives drowned in September while crossing the waters between Turkey and Greece, including Kurdi’s three-year-old nephew – whose death made front pages around the world.
“Thank you to our Prime Minister (Justin) Trudeau for opening the door and showing the world how everyone should welcome refugees and save lives”.
But Abdullah has since declined to leave his home in Iraq’s Kurdistan region.
His sister Tima spoke of her desire to see her brother join them in Canada saying, “All of us here wish you were here with us”.
“(I’m) very, very happy and excited but at the same time… very sad about (my) uncle’s kids”, said Hedeen Kurdi, 16, with her aunt translating.
Kurdi’s brother Mohammed says he nearly can’t believe he’s here, saying it’s “dream come true, we nearly lost hope”.
It became a flash point in the Canadian federal election, with the new Liberal government promising to bring in 10,000 Syrian refugees by the end of the year, with another 15,000 due by February 2016.
Mohammed Kurdi has been in Germany since leaving his family in Turkey seven months ago to find work. He had not met his five-month-old son, Sherwan, who was born in July, but the family reunited in Frankfurt before flying to Canada.
Darryl Dyck/AP The Kurdis embrace in Canada.
“Thank you Canada! Thank you Canada!” the family chanted in English after being greeted by about two dozen family, friends and supporters.
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She said she planned to get the children registered in school and have her brother work as a barber alongside her at a hair salon so as to start their new life.
