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Haitis Crisis Deepens: Gang Violence Displaces Thousands as UN Force Struggles to Arrive

Hundreds of Haitians are fleeing their homes due to escalating gang clashes in Port-au-Prince, with no safe place to return. Gangs control over 90% of the capital, and the country has been without a president since July 2021. Monique Verdieux, 56, watched her house burn and scattered for safety, unsure of her loved ones fate. Hospitals evacuated patients, including newborns from intensive care, amid nonstop gunfire. Doctors Without Borders took in over 800 refugees but shut down operations due to chaos. Local aid groups criticize the governments weak response, citing crumbling roads blocking police patrols. A UN-backed force is arriving, but only a few hundred troops have landed, with the full 5,550 members nowhere near ready. Gang violence has displaced 1.4 million Haitians, and the latest violence shows no signs of abating.

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