Haiti's surge in gang violence has led more than 53,000 to flee the capital in less than three weeks
by Evens Sanon
Apr 02, 2024
2 minutes
More than 53,000 people have fled Haiti’s capital in less than three weeks, the vast majority to escape unrelenting gang violence, according to a United Nations report released Tuesday.
More than 60% are headed to Haiti’s rural southern region, which worries U.N. officials.
“Our humanitarian colleagues emphasized that these departments do not have sufficient infrastructure,,” said U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric.
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