Dozens of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints left on a Wednesday, 25 March Delta Airline special flight out of Las Americas International Airport. The religious community did not issue a statement on the evacuation of the missionaries. The flight left for New York City in the United States. As reported in Diario Libre, the missionaries arrived at the airport with two and three suitcases each, along with backpacks and other bags.
A reporter from DL tried to talk to some of the leaders of the group, but none of them offered any details about the en masse departure. Diario Libre estimated the missionaries leaving were close to 300.
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Diario Libre
27 March 2020