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8-year-old boy dies as boat carrying 'reverse flow' of migrants capsizes off Panama coast

A boat carrying 21 migrants capsized off the Caribbean coast of Panama, resulting in the death of an 8-year-old Venezuelan boy, according to border authorities.
Panamanian border police confirmed that twenty people were rescued and expressed sorrow over the child's death.
Panama's National Coastal Service stated that the capsizing was caused by heavy swells in the archipelago.
Many migrants have begun a 'reverse flow' back home due to tightened U.S. immigration policies.

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New York Post

Migrant vessel capsizes in Caribbean, leaving 8-year-old dead

A boat carrying 19 migrants — part of a “reverse flow” of migrants who once hoped to reach the United States — capsized off the Caribbean coast of Panama on Saturday, claiming the life of an 8-year-old Venezuelan boy, border authorities said.

7 hours ago·New York, United States

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Associated Press News

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Muere niña venezolana en naufragio durante "flujo inverso" de migrantes en el Caribe panameño

CIUDAD DE PANAMÁ (AP) — Una embarcación con 19 migrantes a bordo, parte de un “flujo inverso” de migrantes que alguna vez esperaban llegar a los Estados Unidos, naufragó frente

11 hours ago·United States

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Independent Español

Venezuelan girl dies in shipwreck during "inverse flow" of migrants in the Panamanian Caribbean

A boat with 19 migrants on board, part of an “inverse flow” of migrants who once expected to arrive in the United States, wrecked off the Caribbean coast of Panama, claiming the life of an eight-year-old Venezuelan girl, authorities said on Saturday.

7 hours ago

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TVN

8-year-old Venezuelan girl dies in migrant shipwreck in Guna Yala

Migrants were returning from Mexico and other Central American countries with the intention of avoiding the dangerous Darién jungle after being unable to enter the United States.

9 hours ago

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Aristegui Noticias

Ship wreck with 19 migrants; authorities look for survivors

According to the official statement, the boat was shipwrecked "due to strong waves caused by bad weather.

10 hours ago·Mexico City, Mexico

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Telemundo Miami (51)

Venezuelan girl dies in boat wreck with migrants in Caribbean

PANAMA CITY — A boat with 19 migrants on board, part of a “reverse flow” of migrants once hoping to reach the United States, capsized off Panama’s Caribbean coast, killing an 8-year-old Venezuelan girl, authorities said Saturday. The other 18 migrants, including Colombians and Venezuelans, and two indigenous Panamanians who were operating the boat, were rescued alive, Panama’s National Border Service, or border police, said in a statement.

15 hours ago

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