Gang violence drives thousands from Haiti's capital

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 24, 2024 12:19 am

PORT-AU-PRINCE: Rampant gang violence in Port-au-Prince triggered on Friday the exodus of tens of thousands of people from Haiti's capital, where charred bodies lay in the streets and residents battled a growing food security crisis.

Following the latest clashes between police and heavily armed gangs, an Agence France-Presse (AFP) correspondent saw several bodies in the city center and in the suburb of Delmas. A resident told AFP he had seen more dead lying in another suburb, Petion-Ville.

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