This Wednesday the Panama border police reported the shipwreck of one boat that transported migrants on the Caribbean coast of Panamafacing the inhospitable Darien junglewhich left an undetermined number of deaths.
According to National Border Service (Senafront), the shipwreck occurred during the early morning, very close to Carreto Bay, an isolated town located on the Atlantic coast of Darién in an area inhabited by the Guna Yala ethnic group.
“Today (Wednesday) in the early hours of the morning, information was received about the discovery of bodies of lifeless migrants by immersion,” Senafront said in a statement, without giving details about the number of victims.
A Panamanian television channel unofficially indicated on Network
Likewise, a spokesperson for Senafront He admitted that “for now we have no information on survivors nor do we have nationality, they are in the operation right now.”
It should be noted that Panama is a country that allows the passage of thousands of migrants from South America, mainly Venezuelans, who go to the USA chasing the American dream.
“Search patrols have been deployed and coordination is being made with the public ministry (prosecutor's office) and immigration authorities in order to recover the bodies, rescue survivors and pursue traffickers,” Senafront said.
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