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Unicef boss compares Haiti to scenes from Mad Max amid widespread chaos, hunger and poverty

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Unicef’s executive director has compared scenes in Haiti to those in post-apocalyptic film franchise Mad Max, as gangs increasingly control the country’s capital.

A security and humanitarian crisis has unfolded in recent weeks, amid intense fighting and spiralling gang violence in the Caribbean country.

Catherine Russell, head of UN children’s agency Unicef, told US it is “very difficult” to get aid to desperate civilians amid the “horrific” situation.

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