Residents in Haiti's capital flee homes as gangs expand control


  • World
  • Sunday, 27 Oct 2024

People carry their belongings along a street as they flee their homes from gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, October 26, 2024. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - A gang attack in Port-au-Prince forced residents to flee their homes on Saturday as the gangs operating in and around the Haitian capital ramp up attacks on areas they do not yet control.

Smoke from gunfights billowed above the capital's Solino neighborhood, where fleeing residents strapped mattresses, furniture, cooking supplies and other possessions to trucks.

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