USA: Dozens of immigrants drowned off the coast of Florida

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26/01/2022

Wednesday, 26 January 2022, 14:05 Updated: 15:29

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39 missing.

A man whose boat capsized (Photo: AP)

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for 39 missing people who were on a boat that capsized off the coast of Florida on Saturday.

The news of the possible drowning was received yesterday (Tuesday) from fishermen who spotted a man holding a boat, about 72 km from the city of Fort

Pierce.

The boat was part of a human-smuggling program.According to the same man who survived the voyage, none of the passengers had a lifebelt.The search, led by the Miami Coast Guard using vessels and aircraft, did not lead until yesterday afternoon to finding more people alive.

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