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re: HAITI: On The Verge of An ABYS -Gang Crisis & Famine Inside The Country
Hundreds Dead in Haiti Cholera Outbreak
Haiti is once again in the grip of a cholera outbreak which has already killed hundreds, most of them children
Immunity or impunity? Lawsuit seeks to hold UN accountable for Haiti cholera epidemic
More Than 12 Killed in Haiti as Gangs Vie For Control
BBC News DEC 2022.
And it is just the latest tragedy of a never ending series of humanitarian crises.
Since the president was assassinated last summer the security situation in the country has deteriorated, with the government there calling last week for an international armed intervention to restore order.
Despite President Biden backing this idea - he is yet to commit troops.
Mayor: More Than 12 Killed in Haiti as Gangs Vie For Control
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — More than 12 people were slain and numerous homes set on fire in a community near Haiti’s capital as gangs fight to control more territory, a mayor told The Associated Press on Thursday.
The incident occurred in the small town of Cabaret northwest of Port-au-Prince at nearly midnight Tuesday, Mayor Joseph Jeanson Guillaume said.
The community recently appointed local residents to serve as guards given a spike in violence across Haiti, but they were overpowered by gangs with machine guns, he said.
“There was nothing they were able to do to defend themselves,” Guillaume said. “This is a terrible incident.”
Pictures and videos shared on social media show the bodies of mutilated victims strewn outside their homes and fires burning through the night, consuming more than 20 houses.
Guillaume called on Haiti's National Police to bring those responsible to justice and to strengthen the presence and resources of officers in Cabaret, which he said has become “a lawless zone.”
Warning: This report contains images that some might find distressing from the start.
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