Eight Cuban migrants rescued after styrofoam boat capsizes off Florida

Six men and two pregnant women had been at sea for 16 days in makeshift vessel

Six men and two pregnant women from Cuba have been rescued off the Florida coast after their makeshift styrofoam boat capsized following 16 days at sea, in the latest in a string of incidents involving migrants from the island.

The capsize and interdiction was captured on video on Sunday by authorities, whose rescues of the past few weeks appear to follow a rise in Cuban refugees seeking to reach the United States.

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