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Haitians fleeing gang violence swim across the country's longest river

  • In April 2025, many individuals crossed Haiti’s longest river by swimming and walking through the water as they tried to escape a new gang assault on a city in the central Artibonite area.
  • The Gran Grif gang, reinforced by the Viv Ansanm coalition, initiated the assault after seizing parts of Petite Rivière starting on April 24, amid ongoing regional violence.
  • The city endured a nearly week-long siege with residents trapped in their homes and widespread fires set by attackers, while police fought and controlled significant areas.
  • Earlier attacks attributed to the same gangs in Pont-Sondé resulted in one of Haiti’s deadliest massacres, with casualties exceeding seventy. Meanwhile, a U.N. Report documented over 1,600 fatalities and 850 injuries across the country since January 2025.
  • The violence indicates persistent instability as National Police, supported by an underfunded Kenyan-led U.N. Mission of about 1,000 personnel, continue battling gangs controlling much of Port-au-Prince and Artibonite.
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Haitians fleeing gang violence swim across the country's longest river

Dozens of people swam and waded across Haiti’s longest river in a desperate attempt to flee gangs. A city in the country’s central region has been under siege for almost a week.

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NBC News broke the news in United States on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
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