A chartered flight has safely transported nearly 50 US citizens from Haiti to Miami, amid escalating gang violence that has shut down the airport in Port-au-Prince. The northern town of Cap-Haïtien, relatively free from gang violence, has become a refuge for displaced people fleeing the capital. The worsening security and humanitarian situation in Haiti, described as a failed state, sees an increase in displaced individuals seeking safety, while the political landscape remains unstable and contentious.
- A chartered flight carried nearly 50 US citizens from Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, to Miami.
- Gang violence in Haiti has escalated, closing the airport in Port-au-Prince.
- Cap-Haïtien has become a safe haven for those escaping violence in the capital.
- Displaced people face dangerous journeys, having to navigate around gang checkpoints.
- The power vacuum in Haiti has exacerbated the humanitarian emergency.
- A video circulating online shows a well-armed Haitian gang ready to challenge the state.
- The head of the Haitian Senate, Yuri Lou, is under US sanctions for alleged links to drug trafficking and gangs, which he denies.
- The US State Department arranged a charter flight for Americans to leave Haiti, a luxury not available to most Haitians.
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