Rizgar Hussein last spoke to his family on Tuesday, just before they boarded a boat headed for the UK from France.
The next day, he woke up to see the news that 27 people died in the Channel after a migrant boat sank.
So far, only one person has been officially identified as a victim of the disaster.
Rizgar has spoken to the BBC, as he waits to hear about the fate of his family members.
Filmed by Gabriel Chaim
Local reporting by Lina Issa
