Fleeing Haitians repatriated
2010-02-27 20:21
Special Report
There is not much left of the city's numerous churches, beside crosses and the occasional surviving stained glass window...
Santo Domingo - Dominican authorities say they have repatriated 462 migrants who tried to cross the border from quake-devastated Haiti.
The government says 12 children were among the group that paid up to $100 each to be taken to the northern city of Santiago.
A government statement late on Friday said 162 migrants tried to enter the country in a truck and a bus, while the others tried to cross on foot. The two drivers were arrested.
As many as 1 million people of Haitian descent live in the Dominican Republic, which is also on the island of Hispaniola.
Dominican officials say migration has increased since last month's 7.0-magnitude quake killed an estimated 200 000 people and wrecked an already struggling economy.
- AP