315 kids, adults shelter at school to escape Haiti gang war

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Hundreds of Haitian children are taking refuge at a prestigious high school in Port-au-Prince. They are escaping gang violence in the town of Cite Soleil that killed some 400 people and destroyed hundreds of homes this month. Most have nowhere to return to because their homes were burned during the battles between the G9 and G-Pep gangs.

16 days ago·P A P, Haiti

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Haitian children take shelter from deadly gang war

Toddlers to teenagers are sleeping in school classrooms as around 300 people are reportedly killed.

17 days ago·United Kingdom

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Reuters

Haitian children who escaped gang violence take shelter in Port-au-Prince school

By Harold Isaac PORT-AU-PRINCE - Hundreds of Haitian children are taking refuge at a prestigious high school in Port-au-Prince after escaping gang violence in the town of Cite Soleil that killed some 400 people and destroyed hundreds of homes this month. At the sprawling campus of Institution Saint-Louis de Gonzague, which is currently empty for summer vacation, children ranging from

17 days ago·United Kingdom

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CTV News

315 kids, adults shelter at school to escape Haiti gang war

Hundreds of children and adults sheltered at a high school in Haiti's capital Saturday after fleeing shooting in a neighbourhood where fighting between two rival gangs in recent weeks has caused dozens of deaths and destroyed homes.

16 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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Global News

315 children, adults shelter in high school to flee Haiti gang violence - National

Classes are out for summer vacation, and classrooms at the high school have been converted into dormitories, where some of the teenagers, children and toddlers sleep.

16 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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315 kids, adults shelter at school to escape Haiti gang war

Hundreds of children and adults are sheltering at a high school in Haiti’s capital after fleeing shooting in a neighborhood where fighting between two rival gangs in recent weeks has caused dozens of deaths and destroyed homes

16 days ago·United States

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315 kids, adults shelter at school to escape Haiti gang war

Hundreds of children and adults sheltered at a high school in Haiti's capital Saturday after fleeing shooting in a neighborhood where fighting between two rival gangs in recent weeks has

16 days ago·United States

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