A boat carrying more than 200 Haitians on board, who were trying to reach the United States, ran aground on the Cuban coast in the center-north of the island where they were rescued by the authorities, the daily announced on Tuesday. Granma official.<\/p>\n
The boat ran aground Monday evening on the coast of Caibarien, a village in the province of Villa Clara (center), which was in the past a point of departure for many Cuban migrants seeking to flee the country by sea.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, the 200 Haitians received humanitarian aid and medical assistance, the provincial director of the Red Cross, Miguel Angel Fernandez Lopez, told the daily.<\/p>\n
In May, 800 Haitian migrants, including children and a baby, who were also trying to reach the United States, were stranded in the same area.<\/p>\n
Another group of 292 Haitians had arrived in Ciego de Avila province, also on the country’s north-central coast, in February. Their boat was adrift.<\/p>\n
The islands of Cuba and Haiti are separated by a 77 km strait, the Passage du vent, whose strong currents regularly divert Haitian migrant boats and cause them to run aground on the Cuban coast, particularly in the province of Guantanamo (east).<\/p>\n
Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, is shaken by a serious political, economic, and social crisis. The island has been under the rule of gangs for months. The assassination of its president Jovenel Mo\u00efse nearly a year ago has plunged the country even further into uncertainty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"