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Jul 13, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) -- Rescue teams on Saturday resumed their search in difficult conditions for some 20 migrants missing after a boat capsized off the eastern coast of the Dominican Republic.
The death toll from the Friday capsizing rose to six, Fernando Castillo, provincial director of Dominican Civil Defense, told AFP.
The boat was headed for the US territory of Puerto Rico carrying between 40 and 50 people, with 17 rescued.
Among the bodies recovered so far were a woman, th...
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