Famine rampant
Ten thousand Haitians flee from gang warfare
The Caribbean island of Haiti has been in a state of emergency for months. Criminal gangs have taken control of the capital. The police and the rule of law appear to be powerless. According to estimates, more than 10,000 people have been displaced in Haiti in the past week alone.
Gangs have stepped up their attacks on a number of towns outside the capital Port-au-Prince. Much of the city and its suburbs are already under the control of various violent armed groups. The violence has caused famine in parts of the population.
There is no money to buy food
The gangs have taken over farmland and blocked transport routes. People who have had to flee their homes - often to host families or makeshift camps - no longer have a steady income to buy food.
UN force inadequately equipped
Although an international force from the United Nations is supposed to help the Haitian police regain control of the gangs, it is inadequately equipped.
On Thursday, a marked UN helicopter with 18 people on board was hit by gunfire over Port-au-Prince, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said in a statement to Reuters. No one was injured and the helicopter landed safely.
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