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Recent survivors of US boat strikes haven't been found, bringing overall death toll to 199

The death toll from the Trump administration’s monthslong series of strikes on suspected drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean has risen to at least 199 people after survivors of recent attacks weren't found

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According to ABC News’s source item, Recent survivors of US boat strikes haven’t been found, bringing overall death toll to 199, The death toll from the Trump administration’s monthslong series of strikes on suspected drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean has risen to at least 199 people after survivors of recent attacks weren’t found

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