At least seven Venezuelan migrants have died and ten are missing after a boat sank off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago

At least seven people died in Venezuela on Monday after a migrant boat sank in the east of the country, who was on his way to Trinidad and Tobago, while seven other people survived and nine others are still missing.

This has been confirmed by the Governor of Delta Amacuro state, Lizeta Hernandez, who reported that the search for missing persons continues, according to local media The universal.

It was about a group of 32 people planning to travel to Trinidad and Tobago and they left on April 19, although eight passengers were transferred to another boat on April 22, and their whereabouts are also unknown.

However, at least 24 people traveled in the boat that sank last Friday in the Boca de Serpiente sector, and 10 of which are still missing.

Following the news, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have shown “deeply dismayed“.

According to United Nations agencies, “last tragic Caribbean shipwreck underscores need for safe roads“.

“Shipwrecks, tragic border crossings deaths and suffering are preventable, but only if immediate and concerted international action is mobilized to find pragmatic solutions that put the saving of lives and the protection of human rights at the forefront. of the response, “said the Joint Special Representative of UNHCR and IOM for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela defended, Eduardo Stein.

This new shipwreck comes four months after the death of nearly 30 migrants who were traveling aboard the boat “Mi Recuerdo”, which sank on the way to Trinidad and Tobago, which has become one of the most recurring destinations for migrants due to its proximity to Venezuela.

(With information from Europa Press)

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