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8/1994-Al Diaz/Miami Herald--The rafters traveled in large groups; neighbors, friends and families. In late August, Fidel Castro urged parents to consider the risk to children during the perilous crossing. He issued a directive to the Cuban coast guard and police: Do not let rafts and unsafe boats with children aboard leave the island.
