A group of American volunteers who visited the Marquesas Keys installed a tent, with food and water for the rafters Cubans who can reach this territory in the coming days.
The Instagram profile Ships for Freedom He shared a video in which he explains all the basic necessities that can be found in that tent, equipped for survival in a very hostile place, which has been the point of arrival of dozens of Cuban migrants in recent days.
In a second video you can see different Cuban boats that arrived at Marquesas Key this end of the year and beginning of 2023. According to data from the United States Coast Guard (USCG), these rafters have already been rescued.
The names of the migrants have not been revealed by authorities. Many families are desperate and are waiting, searching for information on social networks to find out how their loved ones are, after spending several days without hearing from them.
The Marquesas Keys They are a group of uninhabited American islets. They are located 30 miles west of Key West. They have mangroves, but there is little wind and little shade, so the heat hits very hard. They are protected as part of the National Wildlife Refuge.
This Thursday the USCG transferred more than 300 Cuban rafters to Key West who were stranded on Dry Tortugas and Marquesas Key. They reported that in total there would be 337 people, not including another 90 who withdrew previously.
On January 1, 2023, the arrival of three groups of migrants to Marquesas Keys, after sailing in rustic boats for about 30 hours from Cuba.
The first group had 24 people from the town of Tunas de Zaza, in the province of Sancti Spíritus. The second was for 22 migrants, without specifying their place of departure, and the third boat had 13 rafters on board.
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