At least 17 people died—including an infant—when a boat carrying Haitian migrants capsized near the Bahamas, officials said.
they believe the migrants were on a speedboat destined for Miaimi, and were about seven miles off the coast of New Providence—the country’s largest island, where the capital city of Nassau is located—when the boat capsized in rough waters.
Rescue teams saved 25 survivors, but as many as 60 people may have been on board and many are presumed missing, officials said. One of the 17 who died was an infant, Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Davis said during the Sunday afternoon news conference.the people on board, according to Reuters. Survivors said they paid as much as $8,000 for the voyage, the Bahamas’ immigration minister Keith Bell said Sunday.Many Haitian migrants heading toward the U.S. pass through the Bahamas. The number of Haitians attempting to migrate by boat
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