"Haiti's Ongoing Crisis: Aid Worker Describes City Under Siege as Gangs Plot Future"

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A British aid worker in Haiti describes the fear and chaos as the country grapples with a gang insurrection, leaving the capital city under siege with ongoing gun battles and a volatile security situation. The aid worker, stranded in Port-au-Prince, highlights the indiscriminate violence and the impact on the local population, as well as the overwhelming strain on Haiti's fragile health system. With no way in or out of the country, aid workers and foreigners are marooned, while the UN warns of a looming collapse of the health system and thousands of Haitians are forced to flee their homes.
Topics:world#aid-worker#gang-insurrection#haiti#humanitarian-crisis#international-crisis#security-crisis
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- Haiti: Regional powers hold crisis meeting in Jamaica DW (English)
- How Haiti's Gangs Grew Into 'Frankenstein' Monsters Barron's
- US military evacuates staff, adds security at embassy in Haiti POLITICO
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