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| Some 20 Haitian migrants have been spotted dead in the water after their boat capsized near the Turks and Caicos north of Haiti, the US coastguard says. | |
| The incident happened as the boat was being towed by a police vessel from the Turks and Caicos. | |
| The coastguard says 73 people were saved, but the search is under way for about 58 missing migrants. | |
| Survivors told police that about 150 people were on board. There are fears that the death toll will rise further. | |
| The boat with the migrants capsized at 0420 local time (0920 GMT), about half a mile (0.8km) off the Providenciales Island in the Atlantic Ocean, the coastguard says. | |
| It says 63 people were immediately picked up by the police boat. | |
| Ten more people were later saved, after being spotted clinging to the hull of the capsized vessel. | |
| The coastguard says its helicopter - which is assisting in the search and rescue operation - located about 20 bodies in the water. | |
| A coastguard vessel and a C-130 aircraft are also taking part in the operation. | |
| The number of Haitian migrants attempting the dangerous crossings to the US or to other Caribbean islands has increased in recent months. | |
| The Turks and Caicos islands, a British overseas territory, is located to the north of Haiti and south-east of the Bahamas. |