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Report: 96K Haitians flee homes amid spike in gang violence

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Gangs are believed to control some 60% of Port-au-Prince, raping women, children and men. Government this month requested help from foreign troops after one of Haiti's most powerful gangs surrounded a key fuel terminal. Concerns growing over the unhealthy state of government shelters where thousands of people have been living for months after fleeing gang violence.

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Associated Press News

Report: 96K Haitians flee homes amid spike in gang violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Some 96,000 people have fled their homes in Haiti’s capital, the U.N.'s International Organization for Migration said Friday, as the country faces a crisis that has prompted the government to request the immediate deployment of foreign troops.

1 year ago·United States

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Report: 96K Haitians flee homes amid spike in gang violence

The U.N.'s International Organization for Migration says gang violence has forced some 96,000 people to flee their homes in Haiti’s capital as the country faces a crisis that has prompted the government to request foreign troops

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Report: 96K Haitians flee homes amid spike in gang violence

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Report: 96K Haitians flee homes amid spike in gang violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The U.N.’s International Organization for Migration says gang violence has forced some 96,000 people to flee their homes in Haiti’s capital as the country faces a crisis that has prompted the government to request foreign troops. The IOM said Friday that gang-related violence has led to “racketeering, kidnappings and wider criminal acts” at a time of deep inequality, poverty and a lack of security. Gangs are believed…

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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Report: 96K Haitians flee homes amid spike in gang violence

The U.N.’s International Organization for Migration says gang violence has forced some 96,000 people to flee their homes in Haiti’s capital as the country faces a crisis that has prompted the government to request foreign troops. The IOM said Friday that gang-related violence has led to “racketeering, kidnappings and wider criminal acts” at a time of deep inequality, poverty and a lack of security. Gangs are believed to control some 60% of Port-…

1 year ago·Miami, United States

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