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A major tragedy has occurred in the Caribbean country of Haiti when a boat caught fire on the beach. At least 40 tourists have died in this incident. An official of the International Tourism Organization said that 40 people died in a boat fire off the coast of Haiti earlier this week, while naval personnel rescued 40 tourists alive.
According to the data, the number of boat tourism attempts in Haiti has increased. However, the situation in Haiti has not stopped neighboring governments from turning away thousands of Haitian tourists. The IOM said on Friday that a ship carrying more than 80 migrants left Haiti on Wednesday and headed for Turks and Caicos. The Haitian coast guard rescued 40 people alive.
The socio-economic situation is worrisome
According to reports, Gregoire Goodstein, IOM's head of mission in Haiti, blamed Haiti's growing security crisis and the lack of safe and legal routes for migration for the tragedy. He said the socio-economic situation in Haiti is worrying. The extreme violence in recent months has forced Haitians to take even more desperate steps.
Dangerous travel outside the country
Haiti is struggling with gang violence, a poor healthcare system, and a lack of essential supplies, resulting in many Haitians making dangerous journeys outside the country. The situation worsened after gang warfare broke out in Haiti earlier this year, forcing the then-government to resign.
Airports closed across the country
This year, neighbouring countries have forcibly returned more than 86,000 tourists to Haiti. Despite a rise in violence and the closure of airports across the country, forced returns increased by 46 percent in March. 13,000 were forced to return in March alone.
Appointment of new Prime Minister Gerry Connell
According to information, the appointment of new Prime Minister Gary Connell in recent days and the arrival of thousands of troops from abroad to strengthen the Haitian National Police have presented a direction to strengthen the security situation. Led by the country of Kenya, in collaboration with the United Nations, it has now started operations in Haiti's capital Port au Preis.