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World - Americas

Boat with Chinese immigrants sinks off Guatemala

October 9, 1999
Web posted at: 9:28 PM EDT (0128 GMT)

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- A boat filled with illegal Chinese immigrants sank Saturday off the Guatemalan coast. Five were killed and 38 were rescued, authorities said.

The shipwreck occurred in the Pacific Ocean off Chiquimulia, 70 miles south of Guatemala City. The boat sank during bad weather, Guatemalan immigration spokeswoman Sonia Ortiz said.

It was unclear where the boat was coming from, but Ortiz said it was believed the immigrants were headed to Mexico and planned to continue by land from there to the United States.

Two of those rescued were treated for injuries.

Ortiz said the survivors would be deported.

Copyright 1999 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.


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