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Cuban maritime migration tragedy to Mexico

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A group of 16 Cuban migrants, including 12 adults and four minors, was rescued by the Mexican Navy near Progreso, Yucatán, after spending nine days adrift at sea. The vessel had departed from Pinar del Río on August 11 and experienced mechanical failures and fuel loss, forcing the passengers to use a blue tarp as an improvised sail. While the group was initially reported to be alive, subsequent details confirmed the deaths of two-year-old twins, Leosdel and Leosniel Oviedo Garrobo. The children were traveling with their mother, 35-year-old Yusimy Garrobo Leiva, to reunite with their ~~father~~ father, Leobel Ricardo Oviedo, in Cancún. While Mexican authorities have not officially confirmed the cause of death, the children’s father reported that the twins likely died from dehydration. On August 20, rescuers from the Yucalpetén Naval Search and Rescue Station intercepted the raft. The 14 survivors ~~received medical attention~~ were found suffering from extreme exhaustion and sun exposure; they were stabilized at the Ninth Naval Zone base before being transferred to the National Institute of Migration. The survivors and the mother have since been reunited with family members.

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