A boat carrying 500 refugees sunk at sea. The story of two survivors | Melissa Fleming

Reviewer: Emma Toft

Every day, I listen to harrowing stories of people fleeing for their lives,

Hver dag lytter jeg til rystende historier om mennesker, der flygter for sine liv,

across dangerous borders and unfriendly seas.

over farlige grænser og fjendtlige have.

But there's one story that keeps me awake at night,

Men der er én historie, som holder mig vågen om natten,

and it's about Doaa.

og den handler om Doaa.

A Syrian refugee, 19 years old,

En syrisk flygtning, 19 år gammel,

hun levede en kummerlig tilværelse, som daglønnet arbejder i Egypten.

she was living a grinding existence in Egypt working day wages.

Her dad was constantly thinking of his thriving business back in Syria

Hendes far tænkte konstant på sin blomstrende forretning i Syrien,

that had been blown to pieces by a bomb.

som var blevet sprunget i luften af en bombe.

And the war that drove them there was still raging in its fourth year.

Krigen som havde tvunget dem dertil rasede stadig, på sit fjerde år.

And the community that once welcomed them there

Og samfundet som tidligere bød dem velkommen,

var blevet træt af dem.

had become weary of them.

And one day, men on motorcycles tried to kidnap her.

En dag forsøgte mænd på motorcykler at kidnappe hende.

Once an aspiring student thinking only of her future,

Hun var tidligere en dygtig studerende, som kun tænkte på fremtiden

now she was scared all the time.

og nu var hun konstant bange.

Men hun var også fuld af håb

But she was also full of hope,

because she was in love with a fellow Syrian refugee named Bassem.

for hun var forelsket i en anden syrisk flygtning ved navn Bassem.

Bassem kæmpede også i Egypten og han sagde til Doaa,

Bassem was also struggling in Egypt, and he said to Doaa,

"Lad os tage til Europa; søge asyl og sikkerhed.

"Let's go to Europe; seek asylum, safety.

I will work, you can study -- the promise of a new life."

Jeg kan arbejde og du kan studere -- løftet om et nyt liv."

And he asked her father for her hand in marriage.

Og han spurgte hendes far om lov til at gifte sig med hende.

But they knew to get to Europe they had to risk their lives,

De vidste dog, at for at komme til Europa måtte de risikere deres liv

ved at krydse Middelhavet,

traveling across the Mediterranean Sea,

putting their hands in smugglers', notorious for their cruelty.

og sætte deres lid til smuglere, som er notoriske for deres ondskab.

And Doaa was terrified of the water.

Og Doaa var skrækslagen for vand.

She always had been. She never learned to swim.

Det havde hun altid været. Hun havde aldrig lært at svømme.

It was August that year, and already 2,000 people had died

Det var august det år og 2000 mennesker var allerede døde,

trying to cross the Mediterranean,

i forsøg på at krydse Middelhavet.

but Doaa knew of a friend who had made it all the way to Northern Europe,

Men Doaa kendte en ven, der havde taget sig helt til Nordeuropa,

and she thought, "Maybe we can, too."

og hun tænkte, "Det kan vi måske også."

So she asked her parents if they could go,

Så hun spurgte sine forældre om tilladelse til at rejse,

and after a painful discussion, they consented,

og efter en smertefuld diskussion, gav de deres samtykke,

and Bassem paid his entire life savings -- 2,500 dollars each --

og Bassem betalte med sin livsopsparing -- 2500 dollars for hver af dem --

to the smugglers.

til smuglerne.

It was a Saturday morning when the call came,

Det var en lørdag morgen, da opkaldet kom,

og de blev ført i bus til en strand med hundredevis af mennesker.

and they were taken by bus to a beach, hundreds of people on the beach.

They were taken then by small boats onto an old fishing boat,

De blev ført i små både ombord på en gammel fiskebåd,

500 of them crammed onto that boat,

500 trængte sig sammen på båden,

300 below, [200] above.

300 over dæk, [200] under.

There were Syrians, Palestinians, Africans, Muslims and Christians,

Der var syrier, palæstinensere, afrikanere, muslimer og kristne,

100 children, including Sandra -- little Sandra, six years old --

100 børn, deriblandt Sandra -- lille Sandra, seks år gammel --

and Masa, 18 months.

og Masa, 18 måneder gammel.

There were families on that boat, crammed together shoulder to shoulder,

Der var familier på båden, trængt tæt sammen skulder mod skulder,

feet to feet.

fødder mod fødder.

Doaa was sitting with her legs crammed up to her chest,

Doaa sad med sine ben trykt mod brystet,

Bassem holding her hand.

Bassem holdt hendes hånd.

Day two on the water, they were sick with worry

Dag to på havet var de syge af uro

and sick to their stomachs from the rough sea.

og frygteligt søsyge af det barske hav.

Dag tre fik Doaa en forudanelse.

Day three, Doaa had a premonition.

Hun sagde til Bassem, "Jeg er bange for, at vi ikke overlever dette.

And she said to Bassem, "I fear we're not going to make it.

I fear the boat is going to sink."

Jeg frygter, at båden vil synke."

Og Bassem sagde til hende, "Vær tålmodig.

And Bassem said to her, "Please be patient.

We will make it to Sweden, we will get married

Vi skal nok klare det til Sverige, hvor vi gifter os

and we will have a future."

og vil have en fremtid."

Day four, the passengers were getting agitated.

Dag fire begyndte passagererne at blive mere urolige.

They asked the captain, "When will we get there?"

De spurgte kaptajnen, "Hvornår er vi fremme?"

He told them to shut up, and he insulted them.

Han bad dem om at holde kæft og han fornærmede dem.

He said, "In 16 hours we will reach the shores of Italy."

Han sagde, "Vi når Italiens kyster om 16 timer."

They were weak and weary.

De var svage og udmattede.

Soon they saw a boat approach -- a smaller boat, 10 men on board,

Snart så de en båd nærme sig -- en mindre båd med 10 mænd ombord,

who started shouting at them, hurling insults,

som begyndte at råbe efter dem, og skrige fornærmelser,

throwing sticks, asking them to all disembark

kaste pinde og bede dem alle om at forlade båden

and get on this smaller, more unseaworthy boat.

for at gå ombord på den mindre, usødygtige båd.

The parents were terrified for their children,

Forældrene var livrædde for deres børns skyld,

and they collectively refused to disembark.

og de nægtede kollektivt at forlade båden.

So the boat sped away in anger,

Så bådfolkene vendte om i vrede

and a half an hour later, came back

og kom tilbage en halv time senere

and started deliberately ramming a hole in the side of Doaa's boat,

og begynde bevidst at borre hul i siden på Doaa's båd,

just below where she and Bassem were sitting.

lige neden for, hvor hun og Bassem sad.

And she heard how they yelled,

Hun hørte, hvordan de råbte,

"Let the fish eat your flesh!"

"Lad fiskene spise jeres kød!"

And they started laughing as the boat capsized and sank.

Og de begyndte at le, da båden kæntrede og sank.

The 300 people below deck were doomed.

De 300 mennesker under dæk var dødsdømt.

Doaa was holding on to the side of the boat as it sank,

Doaa holdt fast i bådens side mens den sank,

and watched in horror as a small child was cut to pieces by the propeller.

og så skrækslagen på, mens et lille barn blev skåret i stykker af en propel.

Bassem said to her, "Please let go,

Bassem sagde til hende, "Slip mig,

or you'll be swept in and the propeller will kill you, too."

ellers bliver du suget ind og propelleren vil også dræbe dig."

And remember -- she can't swim.

Og husk -- hun kan ikke svømme.

But she let go and she started moving her arms and her legs,

Men hun slap og begyndte at bevæge arme og ben,

thinking, "This is swimming."

og tænkte, "Jeg svømmer."

And miraculously, Bassem found a life ring.

Mirakuløst nok fandt Bassem en svømmering.

It was one of those child's rings

Det var sådan en ring,

that they use to play in swimming pools and on calm seas.

som børn leger med i swimmingpoolen og i stille vand.

And Doaa climbed onto the ring,

Og Doaa kravlede op i ringen,

her arms and her legs dangling by the side.

hendes arme og ben dinglede ud til siden.

Bassem was a good swimmer,

Bassem var en god svømmer,

so he held her hand and tread water.

så han holdt hendes hånd og trådte vande.

Around them there were corpses.

Der var lig omkring dem.

Around 100 people survived initially,

Cirka 100 mennesker overlevede indledningsvis,

and they started coming together in groups, praying for rescue.

og de begyndte at samle sig i grupper og bede for at blive reddet.

But when a day went by and no one came,

Men da en dag var gået og ingen kom,

some people gave up hope,

begyndte en del at opgive håbet,

and Doaa and Bassem watched

og Doaa og Bassem så på,

as men in the distance took their life vests off and sank into the water.

da mænd længere væk tog redningsvestene af og sank ned i vandet.

One man approached them with a small baby perched on his shoulder,

En mand nærmede sig med en lille baby på skulderen,

nine months old -- Malek.

ni måneder gamle Malek.

He was holding onto a gas canister to stay afloat, and he said to them,

Manden holdt sig flydende ved hjælp af en gascylinder og sagde til dem,

"I fear I am not going to survive.

"Jeg er bange for, at jeg ikke vil overleve.

I'm too weak. I don't have the courage anymore."

Jeg er for svag og jeg har ikke længere modet."

And he handed little Malek over to Bassem and to Doaa,

Han overrækkede Malek til Bassem og Doaa,

and they perched her onto the life ring.

og de anbragte hende på ringen.

So now they were three, Doaa, Bassem and little Malek.

Nu var de tre, Doaa, Bassem og lille Malek.

And let me take a pause in this story right here

Lad mig foretage en pause i historien

and ask the question:

og stille spørgsmålet:

why do refugees like Doaa take these kinds of risks?

Hvorfor tager flygtninge som Doaa sådanne risikoer?

Millioner af flygtninge lever i eksil, i limbo.

Millions of refugees are living in exile, in limbo.

They're living in countries [fleeing] from a war that has been raging

De lever i lande [er flygtet] fra en krig, der har raset

for four years.

i fire år.

Even if they wanted to return, they can't.

Selv om de skulle ønske at vende tilbage, så kan de ikke.

Their homes, their businesses,

Deres hjem, deres forretninger,

their towns and their cities have been completely destroyed.

deres landsbyer og byer er blevet fuldstændig ødelagte.

This is a UNESCO World Heritage City,

Dette er en af UNESCO's verdensarvsbyer,

Homs, in Syria.

Homs, i Syrien.

So people continue to flee into neighboring countries,

Folk bliver ved med at flygte til nærliggende lande,

and we build refugee camps for them in the desert.

og vi bygger flygtningelejre i ørkenen til dem.

Hundreds of thousands of people live in camps like these,

Hundredevis af mennesker lever i flygtningelejre som disse,

and thousands and thousands more, millions, live in towns and cities.

og mange flere tusinde, millioner, bor i byer.

And the communities,

Og samfundene,

the neighboring countries that once welcomed them

nabolande, som tidligere tog imod dem

with open arms and hearts

med åbne arme og hjerter

are overwhelmed.

er overvældede.

There are simply not enough schools, water systems, sanitation.

Der er helt enkelt ikke nok skoler, vand- og sanitetssystemer.

Selv Europas rige lande ville have svært ved at klare sådan en tilstrømning

Even rich European countries could never handle such an influx

without massive investment.

uden massive investeringer.

The Syria war has driven almost four million people over the borders,

Krigen i Syrien har drevet næsten fire millioner mennesker over grænserne,

but over seven million people are on the run inside the country.

men over syv millioner mennesker er på flugt inde i landet.

That means that over half the Syrian population

Det betyder, at over halvdelen af Syriens befolkning

has been forced to flee.

er blevet tvunget på flugt.

Back to those neighboring countries hosting so many.

Lad os vende tilbage til nabolandene, der nu er værtslande for så mange.

De føler, at den rigere del af verden har gjort for lidt for at støtte dem.

They feel that the richer world has done too little to support them.

And days have turned into months, months into years.

Dage er blevet til måneder måneder er blevet til år.

A refugee's stay is supposed to be temporary.

En flygtnings ophold bør være midlertidig.

Back to Doaa and Bassem in the water.

Tilbage til Doaa og Bassem i vandet.

It was their second day, and Bassem was getting very weak.

Det var deres anden dag, og Bassem begyndte at blive meget svag.

And now it was Doaa's turn to say to Bassem,

Nu var det Doaas tur at sige til Bassem,

"My love, please hold on to hope, to our future. We will make it."

"Min elskede, bevar håbet om vores fremtid. Vi klarer det."

And he said to her,

Og han sagde til hende,

"Jeg er ked af det, min elskede, at jeg satte dig i denne situation.

"I'm sorry, my love, that I put you in this situation.

Jeg har aldrig elsket nogen så højt som jeg elsker dig."

I have never loved anyone as much as I love you."

And he released himself into the water,

Så slap han grebet og forsvandt i vandet,

and Doaa watched as the love of her life drowned before her eyes.

og Doaa så sin elskede drukne foran øjnene på hende.

Later that day,

Senere samme dag

a mother came up to Doaa with her small 18-month-old daughter, Masa.

kom en mor op til Doaa med sin lille 18 måneder gamle datter, Masa.

This was the little girl I showed you in the picture earlier,

Det var den lille pige på billedet, jeg viste jer tidligere

with the life vests.

med redningsvestene.

Her older sister Sandra had just drowned,

Hendes ældre søster Sandra var lige druknet,

and her mother knew she had to do everything in her power

og hendes mor vidste, at hun måtte gøre alt i sin magt

to save her daughter.

for at redde sin datter.

And she said to Doaa, "Please take this child.

Hun sagde til Doaa, "Vær sød at tage dette barn.

Let her be part of you. I will not survive."

Lad hende blive en del af dig. Jeg vil ikke overleve."

And then she went away and drowned.

Og så flød hun væk og druknede.

So Doaa, the 19-year-old refugee who was terrified of the water,

Så den 19-årige flygtning Doa, der var bange for vand

who couldn't swim,

og ikke kunne svømme,

found herself in charge of two little baby kids.

var pludselig ansvarlig for to små børn.

And they were thirsty and they were hungry and they were agitated,

De var tørstige, sultne og urolige,

and she tried her best to amuse them,

og hun gjorde sit bedste for at underholde dem,

to sing to them, to say words to them from the Quran.

synge for dem, sige ord fra Koranen.

Around them, the bodies were bloating and turning black.

Omkring dem var opsvulmede kroppe, som blev sorte.

The sun was blazing during the day.

Solen strålede varmt om dagen.

At night, there was a cold moon and fog.

Om aftenen var en kold måne og tåge.

It was very frightening.

Det var utrolig skræmmende.

On the fourth day in the water, this is how Doaa probably looked

Dette er formentlig sådan Doaa så ud efter fire dag i vandet,

on the ring with her two children.

på ringen med hendes to børn.

A woman came on the fourth day and approached her

På den fjerde dag nærmede en kvinde sig hende

and asked her to take another child --

og bad hende tage yderligere et barn --

a little boy, just four years old.

en lille dreng på kun fire år.

When Doaa took the little boy and the mother drowned,

Da Doaa tog barnet og moderen druknede,

sagde hun til det hulkende barn,

she said to the sobbing child,

"Hun er bare ude for at finde vand og mad til dig."

"She just went away to find you water and food."

But his heart soon stopped,

Men hans hjerte stoppede snart,

and Doaa had to release the little boy into the water.

og Doaa måtte slippe den lille dreng ned i vandet.

Later that day,

Senere samme dag,

she looked up into the sky with hope,

så hun håbefuldt op mod himlen,

because she saw two planes crossing in the sky.

for hun så to fly krydse hinanden i himlen.

And she waved her arms, hoping they would see her,

Hun vinkede med armene og håbede de ville se hende,

but the planes were soon gone.

men flyene var snart væk igen.

But that afternoon, as the sun was going down,

Men da solen gik ned den eftermiddag,

she saw a boat, a merchant vessel.

så hun en båd, et handelsflådefartøj.

And she said, "Please, God, let them rescue me."

Og hun sagde, "Kære Gud, lad dem redde mig."

She waved her arms and she felt like she shouted for about two hours.

Hun vinkede med armene og det føltes som om hun råbte i to timer.

And it had become dark, but finally the searchlights found her

Det var blevet mørkt, men endelig fandt søgelyset hende

and they extended a rope,

og de rækkede et reb ud,

astonished to see a woman clutching onto two babies.

forbløffede over at se en kvinde holde to børn i et fast greb.

They pulled them onto the boat, they got oxygen and blankets,

De trak dem ombord på båden, hvor de fik ilt og tæpper,

and a Greek helicopter came to pick them up

og en græsk helikopter kom for at hente dem

and take them to the island of Crete.

og tage dem til den græske ø Kreta.

But Doaa looked down and asked, "What of Malek?"

Men Doaa kiggede ned og spurgte, "Hvor er Malek?"

And they told her the little baby did not survive --

De fortalte hende, at det lille barn ikke havde overlevet --

she drew her last breath in the boat's clinic.

hun tog sin sidste vejrtrækning i bådens klinik.

But Doaa was sure that as they had been pulled up onto the rescue boat,

Men Doaa var sikker på, at idet de blev trukket op på redningsbåden,

that little baby girl had been smiling.

havde den lille pige smilet.

Only 11 people survived that wreck, of the 500.

Kun 11 personer overlevede forliset, ud af de 500.

There was never an international investigation into what happened.

Der blev aldrig foretaget en international undersøgelse af det skete.

There were some media reports about mass murder at sea,

Der var nogle mediarapporter om massemord til havs,

en frygtelig tragedie,

a terrible tragedy,

but that was only for one day.

men det var kun for en dag.

And then the news cycle moved on.

Indtil nyhedsstrømmen fortsatte.

Meanwhile, in a pediatric hospital on Crete,

Under tiden, på et børnesygehus på Kreta

little Masa was on the edge of death.

var lille Masa døden nær.

She was really dehydrated. Her kidneys were failing.

Hun var meget dehydreret. Hun oplevede nyresvigt.

Her glucose levels were dangerously low.

Hendes glukoseniveauer var farligt lave.

The doctors did everything in their medical power to save them,

Lægerne gjorde alt de kunne for at redde dem,

and the Greek nurses never left her side,

og de græske sygeplejesker forlod aldrig hendes side,

holding her, hugging her, singing her words.

de holdt om hende, gav hende knus og sang for hende.

My colleagues also visited and said pretty words to her in Arabic.

Mine kollegaer besøgte hende også og sagde smukke ord til hende på arabisk.

Amazingly, little Masa survived.

Mirakuløst nok overlevede lille Masa.

And soon the Greek press started reporting about the miracle baby,

Den græske presse begyndte snart at rapportere om mirakelbabyen,

som havde overlevet fire dage i vandet, uden mad og noget at drikke,

who had survived four days in the water without food or anything to drink,

and offers to adopt her came from all over the country.

og tilbud om at adoptere hende kom fra hele landet.

And meanwhile, Doaa was in another hospital on Crete,

Doaa var imidlertidig på et andet sygehus på Kreta,

thin, dehydrated.

tynd og dehydreret.

An Egyptian family took her into their home as soon as she was released.

En egyptisk familie tog imod hende i deres hjem så snart hun blev udskrevet.

And soon word went around about Doaa's survival,

Snart spredte ordet sig om Doaas overlevelse,

og et telefonnummer blev publiceret på facebook.

and a phone number was published on Facebook.

Beskeder begyndte at komme ind.

Messages started coming in.

"Doaa, do you know what happened to my brother?

"Doaa, ved du, hvad der er sket med min bror?

My sister? My parents? My friends? Do you know if they survived?"

Min søster? Mine forældre? Mine venner? Ved du, om de overlevede?"

I en af disse beskeder stod der,

One of those messages said,

"I believe you saved my little niece, Masa."

"Jeg tror du reddede min lille niece, Masa."

And it had this photo.

Og det havde dette foto.

This was from Masa's uncle,

Det var fra Masas onkel,

a Syrian refugee who had made it to Sweden with his family

en syrisk flygtning, som havde lykkedes tage sig til Sverige med sin familie

and also Masa's older sister.

og Masas ældre søster.

Soon, we hope, Masa will be reunited with him in Sweden,

Vi håber snart Masa kan forenes med ham i Sverige,

and until then, she's being cared for in a beautiful orphanage in Athens.

indtil da bliver hun taget hånd om på et smukt barnehjem i Athen.

And Doaa? Well, word went around about her survival, too.

Og Doaa? Ordet spredte sig også om hendes overlevelse.

And the media wrote about this slight woman,

Medierne skrev om denne unge kvinde,

and couldn't imagine how she could survive all this time

og kunne ikke forestille sig, hvordan hun kunne overleve

under such conditions in that sea,

under sådanne forhold til havs,

and still save another life.

og samtidig redde et andet liv.

The Academy of Athens, one of Greece's most prestigious institutions,

Athens Akademi, en af Grækenlands mest præstigefyldte institutioner,

gave her an award of bravery,

tildelte hende en pris for mod,

and she deserves all that praise,

og hun fortjener al den lovprisning,

and she deserves a second chance.

og hun fortjener en anden chance.

But she wants to still go to Sweden.

Men hun vil stadig rejse til Sverige.

She wants to reunite with her family there.

Hun vil genforenes med sin familie der.

She wants to bring her mother and her father and her younger siblings

Hun vil bringe sin mor, far og yngre søskende

away from Egypt there as well,

væk fra Egypten og dertil,

and I believe she will succeed.

og jeg tror, hun vil lykkes.

She wants to become a lawyer or a politician

Hun vil blive advokat eller politiker

or something that can help fight injustice.

eller noget lignende, som kan hjælpe i kampen mod uretfærdighed.

She is an extraordinary survivor.

Hun er en ekstraordinær overlever.

But I have to ask:

Men jeg er nødt til at spørge:

what if she didn't have to take that risk?

tænk hvis hun ikke havde behøvet at løbe den risiko?

Why did she have to go through all that?

Hvorfor skulle hun gå alt det igennem?

Why wasn't there a legal way for her to study in Europe?

Hvorfor var der ikke en lovlig måde for hende at kunne studere i Europa?

Why couldn't Masa have taken an airplane to Sweden?

Hvorfor kunne Masa ikke have taget et fly til Sverige?

Why couldn't Bassem have found work?

Hvorfor kunne Bassem ikke have fundet arbejde?

Hvorfor er der ikke et enormt omlokaliseringprogram

Why is there no massive resettlement program for Syrian refugees,

for syriske flygtninge, ofrene for den værste krig i vor tid?

the victims of the worst war of our times?

The world did this for the Vietnamese in the 1970s. Why not now?

Verden gjorde dette for vietnameserne i 1970'erne. Så hvorfor ikke nu?

Why is there so little investment in the neighboring countries

Hvorfor er der så lidt investering i nabolandene,

hosting so many refugees?

som tager imod så mange flygtninge?

Og til hovedspørgsmålet,

And why, the root question,

is so little being done to stop the wars, the persecution

hvorfor bliver der gjort så lidt for at stoppe krige,

forfølgelse og fattigdom, som driver så mange mennesker

and the poverty that is driving so many people

to the shores of Europe?

til Europas grænser?

Until these issues are resolved,

Indtil disse problemer er løst,

people will continue to take to the seas

vil folk blive ved med at flygte over have

and to seek safety and asylum.

og søge tryghed og asyl.

And what happens next?

Hvad sker der nu?

Well, that is largely Europe's choice.

Det er til store dele Europas valg.

And I understand the public fears.

Jeg forstår offentlighedens frygt.

People are worried about their security, their economies, the changes of culture.

Folk er bekymrede for deres sikkerhed, økonomi og for kulturelle forandringer.

But is that more important than saving human lives?

Men er det vigtigere end at redde liv?

Because there is something fundamental here

For der er noget grundlæggende her,

that I think overrides the rest,

som overskygger alt andet, ifølge min mening,

and it is about our common humanity.

og det er vores fælles medmenneskelighed.

No person fleeing war or persecution

Ingen person, der flygter fra krig eller forfølgelse

should have to die crossing a sea to reach safety.

skal behøve at dø på et hav for at nå sikkerhed.

(Applause)

(Bifald)

One thing is for sure,

Én ting er sikker,

that no refugee would be on those dangerous boats

at ingen flygtninge ville være på disse farlige både,

if they could thrive where they are.

hvis de kunne leve og trives hvor de var.

And no migrant would take that dangerous journey

Og ingen migrant vil tage på en så farlig rejse,

if they had enough food for themselves and their children.

hvis de havde nok mad til dem selv og deres børn.

And no one would put their life savings

Ingen ville give deres livsopsparinger

in the hands of those notorious smugglers

til berygtede smuglere,

if there was a legal way to migrate.

hvis der var en lovlig vej for migration.

So on behalf of little Masa

Så for Masas skyld

og for Doaas skyld

and on behalf of Doaa

and of Bassem

og for Bassems

and of those 500 people who drowned with them,

og de 500 mennesker, der druknede med dem,

can we make sure that they did not die in vain?

kan vi sikre, at de ikke døde forgæves?

Could we be inspired by what happened,

Kan vi lade os inspirere af det der skete,

and take a stand for a world in which every life matters?

og arbejde for en verden, hvor alles liv er vigtige?

Thank you.

Tak.

(Applause)

(Bifald)