18 Haitians Drown After Migrant Boat Capsizes

Authorities say at least 18 migrants drowned in the Caribbean north of Haiti Wednesday, after a sailboat capsized as it was being towed into a port in the Turks and Caicos Islands.   Officials in the British territory said 32 Haitians were pulled from the water about 100 meters off the island of Providenciales by rescue teams of local police.  Two U.S. Coast Guard fast response vessels also were deployed from the U.S. state of Florida to assist in the search for...

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