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One dead when boat carrying 18 migrants sinks off Colombia

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At least one person was killed when a boat carrying 18 undocumented migrants sank off Colombia’s Caribbean coast on Tuesday, the country’s migration office said.

Fifteen people were rescued, including six children, the agency announced on X.

No further information was available about the other two people on board.

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At least one person was killed when a boat carrying 18 undocumented migrants sank off Colombia’s Caribbean coast on Tuesday, the country’s migration office said.

Fifteen people were rescued, including six children, the agency announced on X.

No further information was available about the other two people on board.

The incident occurred near the islands of San Andres and Providencia, close to Colombia’s border with Nicaragua.

Military officials said a search and rescue operation was underway by naval and air force rapid response forces.

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In May, Washington imposed sanctions on Nicaragua, accusing the country of supporting the trafficking of undocumented migrants trying to reach the United States.

Colombia said migrants are increasingly using a secret route between San Andrés and Nicaragua to avoid the dangerous crossing through the Darién jungle between Colombia and Panama and head north through Central America and eventually to Mexico and the U.S. border.

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