Santo Domingo, Mar 2 (NNN-Prensa Latina) At least 54 Haitians are missing and presumed lost at sea, after their boat exploded 25 nautical miles off the coast of the Dominican Republic.
Two of the 56 people trying to illegally reach Turcos and Caicos islands were picked up by a Dominican boat and brought to a medical center in northern Montecristi Province.
According to the survivors, each of the illegal immigrants paid 505 dollars to the smugglers in Cape Haiti on the early morning of February 25.