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dbt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-25-11 05:10 AM
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Haiti migrants found dead off Cuba's coast
Source: BBC

At least 38 migrants from Haiti have been found dead after their boat sank just off the eastern tip of Cuba, officials in Havana say.

Another 87 people from the boat were rescued, Cuban TV reported quoting civil defence officials.

It said the boat was spotted only 100m off shore. A search for more possible survivors is now under way.


Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16328342
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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-30-11 01:13 PM
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1. So sad....and we don't hear much about Haiti rebuild these days...
I remember the other days of "boat people" just trying to escape to find a better life. :-(
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