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February 16, 2023

Bus Carrying Migrants Plunges off Cliff in Panama, Killing at Least 39 People
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In Panama, a bus carrying 66 U.S.-bound migrants plunged off a cliff
Wednesday, killing at least 39 people, including children. Some of the
victims are believed to be from Ecuador and Cuba. The migrants had
traveled through the Darién Gap, a perilous stretch of jungle between
Colombia and Panama.


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