Fourteen deaths in a shipwreck of migrants around Venezuela and Trinidad.

Key sentence: 

1. In a statement, the government stated that on Saturday afternoon, 11 bodies were discovered by a Coast Guard patrol as well as “today.
2. Preliminary information indicated that the boat of moreover 20 people on board left on December 6.
3. The deputy said that the boat was “allegedly detained in Trinidad then returned to Venezuela.
4. The Trinidadian Coast Guard stated it had not detained any boats from Guiria.
5. During the hazardous journey from Guiria to Trinidad between 2018 as well as 2019 alone, about 100 people disappeared.

On Sunday, the Venezuelan government said it had discovered 14 bodies after a ship containing migrants bound for Trinidad as well as Tobago was sunk en route.

As per the Government Statement:

In a statement, the government stated that on Saturday afternoon, 11 bodies were discovered by a Coast Guard patrol as well as “today, following up on the events that took place, we found three dead, two adult males including one female on the beach.”

The Trinidadian Coast Guard stated:

The Trinidadian Coast Guard stated on Saturday that they were told by the Venezuelan authorities that “11 bodies were recovered that day in the waters near the coastal town of Guiria in Venezuela,” in the northeastern state of Sucre.

Preliminary information indicated that the boat of moreover 20 people on board left on December 6.

The deputy stated: 

Venezuelan opposition deputy Robert Alcala, representing the state of Sucre, said that unstable boats filled with too much weight were mostly used by migrants leaving for Trinidad.

The deputy said that the boat was “allegedly detained in Trinidad then returned to Venezuela,” as part of the reaction of the island nation to the presence of Venezuelans fleeing the economic crisis of their country.

As Citing a police report:

He said, quoting a police report, that the bodies were allegedly bound together to shield themselves from strong waves and are now in a state of advanced decomposition.

Nevertheless, the Trinidadian Coast Guard stated it had not detained any boats from Guiria.

A political as well as economic crisis causing runaway inflation, long lines for petrol, gas, and water shortages, as well as power cuts, have devastated Venezuela.

AS per the UN report: 

The UN reports that over five million Venezuelans, around 25,000 among whom fled to Trinidad and Tobago, had left their country since 2015 due to the crisis.

During the hazardous journey from Guiria to Trinidad between 2018 as well as 2019 alone, about 100 people disappeared. The island country, with a population of 1.3 million, claims the enrollment of 16,000 Venezuelans has been facilitated.