Eleven dead soon after Haitian migrant vessel capsizes close to Puerto Rico By Reuters

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© Reuters. Rescue craft arrive on scene right after a migrant vessel capsized north of Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico Could 12, 2022 in a continue to image from surveillance aircraft online video. United States Coastline Guard/Handout via REUTERS

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MIAMI (Reuters) -At minimum 11 men and women drowned when a vessel carrying Haitian migrants capsized close to Puerto Rico, the U.S. Coast Guard stated on Thursday, amid a continuous enhance in migrants attempting arrive at U.S. shores in harmful marine voyages.

The vessel, which was carrying “an undetermined selection of persons,” was noticed 10 nautical miles north of Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico. As of 6 p.m., 11 deceased and 31 survivors had been discovered, the Coast Guard reported on Twitter (NYSE:).

“You can find a fast response Cutter from Sector San Juan that is on scene, and Coast Guard helicopters from air station Borinquen are continue to exploring and flying tonight,” a Coast Guard spokesperson advised Reuters.

The survivors have been taken to Puerto Rico, with eight of them becoming addressed at a area healthcare facility, reported Jeffrey Quinones, Public Affairs Officer for U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Puerto and the Virgin Islands.

Migrants, particularly from Haiti, have in modern months been making an attempt to escape gang violence and poverty by way of dangerous voyages on unseaworthy vessels.