Tuesday, the dead bodies of 10 clandestine Haitian migrants were found in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), where the search for survivors and possible other victims is expected to resume on Wednesday. Police found at least five of the bodies ashore after receiving a call at 6:34 am in an isolated area of Providenciales about people running in the bushes on the northwest point, indicated Kevin Clarke, spokesman for the Turks and Caicos Police Force.

Immigration and police officers were immediately dispatched to the area and the US Coast Guard was also asked to participate in intensive research. "We know there are survivors, but none has been captured by the police," declared Clarke.

A small fishing boat, blue and red, was seen capsized along the beach. Clarke said the police have not yet confirmed whether it was the boat on which the migrants traveled pointing out "It's a very small boat [...] We still don't know how many persons came."

The circumstances of migrant deaths are not yet clear, but the waters off the island's northwest point can be treacherous especially during bad weather as was the case on Tuesday morning.

Recall that the northwest point, an isolated area with dense foliage, is very popular for Haitians clandestine who try to enter illegally on the island. It is remote from the southern island radar, which is used to detect undocumented migrants attempting to enter the territorial waters of the Turks and Caicos Islands

SL/ HaitiLibre