Bahamas: Up to 30 Haitian migrants drown after sinking, over 100 others rescued – 281113 1258z

Haitian migrants drown after sinking in the Bahamas

27 November 2013 Last updated at 02:17Z (GMT/UTC)

Up to 30 migrants from Haiti have drowned after a vessel ran aground and capsized.

The US Coast Guard said over 100 people has been rescued from the overturned boat near Staniel Cay in the Bahamas.

Babita Sharma reports.

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Tuesday, November 26, 2013 8:26 PM (Local time)

Haiti: 30 die, 110 saved after boat capsizes

“NASSAU, Bahamas (sentinel.ht) � Up to 30 Haitians are believed dead after a sailboat carrying more than 100 capsized. The survivors clung to the foundering vessel for hours, authorities said Tuesday.

The AP said the “exact death toll remained uncertain.” Confirmed are at least 20 dead and determined the number could go higher, said Lt. Origin Deleveaux, a Royal Bahamas Defense Force spokesman. Interviews with migrants suggest the toll could reach about 30 people.

The remains of five victims had been recovered and the RBDF and police were working with the U.S. Coast Guard to recover additional bodies before nightfall as they pulled the remaining victims from the foundering vessel.

“Right now we are just trying to recover as many bodies as we possibly can,” Deleveaux said.”