New gang violence in Haiti displaces hundreds of people
MSF said it treated more than 40 gunshot victims and sheltered about 800 people before suspending operations as violence spread.
- On Monday, a new wave of gang violence in Haiti forced hundreds to flee their homes, leaving them scattered along a road leading to Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince.
- Gangs have overtaken more than 90% of Port-au-Prince since the assassination of President Jovenel in July 2021, creating a power vacuum that has left the capital largely lawless.
- Aid group Doctors Without Borders suspended operations in the Cit Soleil neighborhood after gunfire threatened staff and patients, having provided refuge to more than 800 people.
- Haitian rum maker Barbancourt and other major bottlers warned on Sunday that the government's response is "largely insufficient," citing poor road conditions that hinder security patrols.
- While the United Nations Security Council authorized a 5,550-member force, deployment remains incomplete with only an unknown number of troops from Chad having arrived; gang violence has displaced more than 1.4 million people in Haiti.
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Madison CourierResidents of Haiti's Cite Soleil demand protection after gang violence displaces hundreds
Residents of Port-au-Prince’s Cite Soleil district have staged a protest to seek the protection of local authorities after gang violence forced hundreds of people to flee their homes over the weekend. Roselaine Jean-Pierre, 67, was among two dozen people who…
Hundreds flee homes as gang clashes paralyze Haiti’s Cul-de-Sac Plain
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Hundreds of residents fled their homes Monday in Haiti’s Cul-de-Sac Plain, north of Port-au-Prince, as violent clashes between rival armed groups paralyzed daily life across the area and forced the temporary closure of a major hospital, schools and businesses. The fighting, which began over the weekend and continued through May 11, involved gangs affiliated with the powerful and the United States-designated terrorist organizatio…
Last weekend, gang members shot at each other in the street. They also set houses on fire.
The NGO Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reported Monday on the evacuation of its hospital in Cité Soleil in Port-au-Prince, capital of Haiti, as well as on the “temporary” suspension of its activities there after “intense clashes” between armed groups that are constantly shaking the area. “For more than 24 hours, the neighborhood of Cité Soleil, in Port-au-Prince, has been the scene of intense clashes between armed groups,” the organization lamen…
Gang violence in Hait has forced hospitals to evacuate patients and suspend certain activities.
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