00:00 On Monday morning, Dominican Republic authorities reported the death of 13 Haitian asylum seekers
00:05 in Valverde province, with two minors among the fatalities.
00:10 According to preliminary reports, there are two survivors who have been transferred to
00:14 a regional hospital center.
00:16 The local prosecutor's office has resumed the investigation, from which it has only
00:21 turned out that the Haitian citizens could have been illegal immigrants.
00:25 The Dominican government has established strict immigration controls against the neighboring
00:30 nation, which forces hundreds of Haitians who maintain family, commercial and even health
00:36 ties with the Dominican Republic to choose increasingly insecure roads for crossing the
00:41 border.
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