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28 Haitian Boat People die after their boat sink off The Bahamas

February 4, 2019 6:55 AM

28 Haitians attempting to leave Haiti in search for a better life have lost their lives afer a boat carrying them sunk off the coast of The Bahamas, Authorities from the island country reported Sunday.

PHOTO: Haitian Boat People Intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard
PHOTO: Haitian Boat People Intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard

17 Haitians were found alive. Local forces and the United States Coast Guard had found 28 bodies in and around a sunken ship, The Associated Press reported.

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Mimi says...

That's so sad, it hurts my heart to even read the story.

Things are so hard back home that they have to risk their life for a better life.

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