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13. 05. 2022. 00:00 >> 16:02
NEAR PUERTO RICO
Eleven killed, 31 rescued after boat capsizes
The incident comes amid an uptick in Haitians and other migrants attempting the dangerous water passage to the US.
At least 11 people have died and 31 others were rescued after a boat capsized north of an uninhabited island near Puerto Rico.
The United States Coast Guard, which conducted the rescue on Thursday, said most of the survivors were from Haiti or the Dominican Republic.
The deadly incident comes amid an uptick in Haitians and other migrants attempting the dangerous water passage to the US.
From October 2021 to March 2022, 571 Haitians and 252 people from the Dominican Republic were detained in waters around Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, according to US Customs and Border Protection.
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