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HTI | Aug 30, 2023

US embassy in Haiti urges citizens to leave country ‘as soon as possible’

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Men run next to burning tires during a protest demanding an end to gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, August 14, 2023. (Photo: REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol)

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The US Embassy in Haiti on Wednesday (August 30) urged citizens in the Caribbean country to leave “as soon as possible” citing security and infrastructure challenges, as escalating violence has left thousands displaced and sent homicides soaring.

“US citizens in Haiti should depart Haiti as soon as possible via commercial or private transport,” the embassy said in a statement, urging extreme caution.

An escalating gang turf war in Haiti has caused a devastating humanitarian crisis that has displaced around 200,000 nationwide and left some 5.2 million people – nearly half of Haiti’s population – in need of humanitarian aid, according to the United Nations.

Earlier this month, the US Embassy in the capital Port-au-Prince temporarily closed, due to gunfire in the vicinity.

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