A tragic boat accident between Friday night (Feb 21) and Saturday (Feb 22) in Panama resulted in the death of an 8-year-old Venezuelan girl, according to Panama's National Border Service.
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00:00A tragic boat accident between Friday night and Saturday in Panama resulted in the death
00:07of an eight-year-old Venezuelan girl, according to Panama's National Border Service.
00:12On Friday, three boats set out toward the port of La Miel near the Colombian border,
00:18but adverse conditions forced two to halt their journey.
00:21Despite warnings, one vessel continued, carrying 21 people, of whom 20 were rescued.
00:28The survivors are currently receiving medical care and humanitarian aid.
00:32The incident was part of a reverse migration flow, with Venezuelans attempting to return
00:37to their homeland.
00:38Footage and photographs released by CENAFRONT showed people being rescued by Panamanian
00:43border officers from the sea after the boat accident.
00:46As Panama and Venezuela do not maintain diplomatic relations, Venezuelans in Panama cannot benefit
00:53a repatriation program and are left on their own if they want to go back to their country.