Cuban Migrants Missing Since Last Week Rescued
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A boat carrying migrants that had set sail from Cuba and had been missing since last week has been found near the Yucatan Peninsula, according to Mexican authorities. The post Mexico: Migrants rescued from Cuba on a boat that had been missing since last week appeared first on in.gr.
Cubans often try to leave the island in small boats to reach the US or Mexico, risking their lives.
Mexico rescued, on Thursday, 16 Cuban migrants who were on a driftboat and from which there was no news since last week, reported a source from the Mexican Navy to AFP. The boat departed from the province of Pinar del Río, west of Havana, on August 11, and its whereabouts were unknown since then, according to Cuban and United States press vehicles.
The Mexican Navy confirmed on Thursday (August 20) that it had successfully rescued a Cuban smuggling boat that went missing at sea last week. The boat carried 15 people, including four minors. The illegal immigrants had been adrift at sea for several days with almost no supplies or fuel, but were fortunately all rescued safely.
Mexico rescued 16 Cuban migrants who were on a drifting boat and from which no information had been available since last week, a source from the Navy told AFP.
Mexican authorities rescued a small boat carrying at least 15 Cuban migrants, including four minors, on Thursday. The boat had disappeared from radar since last week, raising concerns about the fate of those on board. According to a Mexican Navy source cited by AFP, the boat was spotted in the waters off the Yucatan Peninsula, a relatively short distance from Cuba. The boat had set sail from Pinar del Rio province, west of Havana, on August 11, …
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