Haiti. Over 20 thousand people fled from Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, in four days

– The isolation of Port-au-Prince is worsening the already terrible humanitarian crisis – said the head of the OIM, Gregoire Goodstein, in a statement announced on Sunday, emphasizing that “activists of humanitarian organizations are encountering increasing obstacles in reaching the towns most at risk from the gangs that have terrorized this region for over 10 years.” million-strong Caribbean country.

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– The suspension of air transport due to the shelling of planes approaching to land in the capital of Haiti, and the limited ability of ships to reach the main seaport, as well as the control over road traffic taken over by armed gangs, meant that the capital of Haiti and its surroundings were practically cut off from the world Goodstein said. – Increasing violence makes it impossible to provide the most necessary products to the inhabitants of the capital of one million people – he added.

Reuters journalists have seen crowds of residents fleeing through the streets in recent days, some with suitcases, backpacks and small children. Fully loaded cars were rushing past. – I have nowhere to go, they burned down my three-bedroom house, I have nothing, I can't save anything – said one of the fleeing residents of the Haitian capital, quoted by the agency on Friday.

Armed gangs are trying to seize the last areas of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, that are not yet under their control, Reuters reported on Friday, indicating that a coalition of gangs known as Viv Ansanm is consolidating its grip on the country as political leaders argue among themselves, and the international security mission is making little progress.

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Since the beginning of 2024, four thousand people have died in Haiti at the hands of heavily armed gangs. At the same time, as the OIM statement points out, sexual violence against women by gangsters has reached “alarming proportions.” According to the organization, more than 700,000 of Haiti's 11 million inhabitants have so far had to escape violence from their homes.

In early 2021, a group of armed bandits assassinated President Jovenel Moise. Ariel Henry became Prime Minister shortly thereafter. However, he was unable to control the chaos in the country and resigned in March this year. Then the transitional Presidential Council appointed Garry Conille as head of government. His cabinet announced the establishment of the Provisional Electoral Council, which will prepare the first elections in this decade. On October 8, Leslie Voltaire took over as President of the Council for the next six months.

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