Haiti is currently facing a severe crisis characterized by rampant gang violence, political instability, and a humanitarian emergency. The situation has escalated following the resignation of Prime Minister Henry, leading to widespread chaos and the takeover of the country by violent gangs, including a notorious leader known as 'Barbecue'. The gangs have seized control of roads and airports, effectively trapping around 500 Americans in the country. In response, U.S. veteran-led group Project Dynamo and other non-profits are conducting rescue missions to evacuate trapped Americans. Amidst the turmoil, the U.S. State Department is arranging charter flights for U.S. citizens with valid passports to leave Haiti, with the first flight having already arrived in the U.S. The crisis has also prompted the neighboring Dominican Republic to tighten security along its border with Haiti, fearing an influx of migrants. The political vacuum is exacerbated by the struggle to form a transitional governing council, with most members named but facing legitimacy concerns. The United Nations and other aid agencies report that about 50% of Haiti's population is in dire need of humanitarian aid, but efforts are hampered by funding shortages and looting of aid supplies. The healthcare system is near collapse, with many hospitals closed or unable to operate fully due to the violence. The international community's attempts to address the violence and political chaos have met with resistance from the gangs, which have also targeted aid agencies and their supplies.
US rescue non-profit preparing to save Americans in Haiti https://t.co/GYuQN9RrxT
🇭🇹#Haiti | Haiti remains on the brink of collapse due to gang fighting. The Prime Minister has resigned. 5.5 million are in need of humanitarian assistance and violence displaced 15,000 in one week, according to the United Nations. https://t.co/SW5kA0tffy
For a full accounting of how Haiti arrived at its current catastrophic impasse, read @XanderCauswell (link below): https://t.co/XRpLQef6lC
🚨Report: The United States is organizing a charter flight to evacuate its citizens from Haiti, the US embassy said on Saturday. https://t.co/b7iZONqGux
First flight from #Haiti has arrived and passengers happy to be back in US. https://t.co/3kG61vdEkb
Could Haiti be on the brink of collapse? | Inside Story https://t.co/dwVPWzUWtw via @YouTube
A number of government and aid agencies in Haiti say their facilities and aid supplies have been looted. https://t.co/sWwcVPHoHM
Over a century ago, Haitian statesman Anténor Firmin prophesied that if Haiti couldn’t right itself, it would necessarily fall under the aegis of foreign rule, as “no people can live indefinitely under tyranny, injustice, ignorance, and misery.” https://t.co/OFEapNYbmb
As Haiti once again spirals into chaos with another wave of gang violence, a number of government and aid agencies reported Saturday that their facilities and aid supplies have been looted. https://t.co/GtCebnri9P
The UN children's agency chief offered a dire assessment of the chaotic situation in Haiti, saying it was "almost like a scene out of 'Mad Max,'" which depicted a violent and lawless post-apocalyptic future. https://t.co/gdxi2hPFfU https://t.co/bZrkjhRwne
Haiti: The harrowing journey out of gang territory https://t.co/MwBvCAqX2g
Bombshell report: Biden administration created the current chaos in Haiti by scuttling free and fair elections in 2021: https://t.co/UiA7rjRs7Z
UNICEF reports that a vital shipment of aid was plundered at a port in Haiti https://t.co/9OcTTQOJNN https://t.co/cdVitcxGuI
Long agonized articles re Haiti & US sins in past interventions (eg in today's Washington Post). Suppressio veri: of the proven inability of Haitians to govern themselves. Suggestio falsi: poverty is the problem. Look up the writings of Jamaican expert Alexander Causwell
Looting is on the rise in Haiti. Among the victims: UNICEF and Guatemala's consul https://t.co/trm8AZ8lSG
While international officials work to get a transitional council for Haiti in place in the coming days, the chaos and struggle of everyday life has changed little for Haitians on their home soil. #CGTNNews #CGTNAmerica https://t.co/SVfFIhvUpA
Crisis in Haiti comes after decades of turmoil: A chronology https://t.co/9P7QaY2Uls
While international officials work to get a transitional council for Haiti in place in the coming days, the chaos and struggle of everyday life has changed little for Haitians on their home soil. #CGTNNews https://t.co/6d7jqlyU1Y
This week on Latin America Now: Haiti’s Primer Minister to step down. Also, drug violence in Argentina and water scarcity in Mexico. With @mbegue and @Joel_Richards. #Features #Argentina #Mexico #Haiti #CGTNAmerica https://t.co/iLcq4RqWGl
This week on Latin America Now: Haiti’s Primer Minister to step down. Also, drug violence in Argentina and water scarcity in Mexico. With @mbegue and @Joel_Richards. #Features #Argentina #Mexico #Haiti https://t.co/C1WxRxB2BU
A gang assault on Haiti’s capital has left an already weak health care system in tatters. Many hospitals there are closed or unable to open at full capacity because of the violence. https://t.co/noDNpGj1ry
"Police Operation In Haiti Capital Against 'Barbecue' Gang" https://t.co/3ZX31aAl3r What are they fighting them with? Fire extinguishers?
Haiti’s Hospitals Survived Cholera and Covid. Gangs Are Closing Them. Our latest on the humanitarian crisis in Haiti. with @FrancesRobles and Andre Paultre https://t.co/mlarz8Gvb4
Haiti healthcare system on verge of collapse as gang warfare rages on https://t.co/UNR9nODTJ6
Stringer Dispatch: As unrest continues in Haiti, residents tell of difficult situation https://t.co/phIRo6kw0l
The United States is organizing a charter flight to evacuate its citizens from Haiti, the U.S. Embassy said on Saturday, after weeks of gang violence that has paralyzed the Caribbean country. https://t.co/o62EzEJq9M
NEW: US announces plan to evacuate citizens stranded in Haiti https://t.co/O5vDDvdpr2
The US is organizing a charter flight to evacuate its citizens from Haiti, the US embassy said, after weeks of gang violence. The emergency flight will depart from Cap-Haitien, Haiti's second-largest city, as Port-au-Prince remains shut amid the unrest. https://t.co/8yV0sZrxfC https://t.co/eoQKXS1H9S
UNICEF said one of their containers carrying essential supplies was looted by gangs at Haiti's main port. https://t.co/GTAdHR344W
The Dominican Republic has begun mass deportations of illegal migrants from Haiti, bringing them to the border for deportation every day in dozens of trucks. https://t.co/yh49fdUgpH
Chaos in Haiti has reached new heights in recent weeks. Here’s a timeline of key events in Haiti’s modern political history, leading up to the ongoing crisis. https://t.co/NNPUv8tjSY
Hunger Soars and Aid Dwindles as Gangs in Haiti Suffocate the Country https://t.co/khLK32D7hc
UNICEF says essential aid container looted at Haiti port https://t.co/LjhfhELb0H https://t.co/JqidgXQ3aa
State Department plans to fly Americans out of Haiti. But some can’t make it to the plane https://t.co/ijpfNu4OLh
Haiti violence: US announces charter flight as clashes continue https://t.co/f6R6KoY1ND
State Department to charter flights for Americans to leave Haiti https://t.co/V5CKox3ylq https://t.co/V5CKox3ylq
U.S. citizens in Haiti with valid passports are now eligible for a flight from Cap-Haitien to the United States. For more information and to fill out the @StateDept intake form, visit: https://t.co/wsIVijxo4V
With a political stalemate and a gang stranglehold in the capital, the chaos and struggle of everyday life have changed little for Haitians on the Dominican border. My report with @jorgedlq https://t.co/u1psP6ZHuZ
My report with @jorgedlq from the Dominican Republic's border with Haiti.. https://t.co/2l51gCPSVI
Haiti’s top gang leader ‘Barbeque’ threatens politicians as fires break out in capital https://t.co/0W6QxaX8iZ #Haiti https://t.co/oO79TmteLO
The latest crisis of the last two weeks in Haiti is spilling into neighboring Dominican Republic, which has reinforced controls along its western border with the Caribbean nation. #cgtnamerica https://t.co/dBfR6R64rk
While international officials work to get a transitional council for Haiti in place in the coming days, the chaos and struggle of everyday life has changed little for Haitians on their home soil. https://t.co/pBxrOGEZlY
Police operation in #Haiti capital against 'Barbecue' gang https://t.co/moOY3PVbqy
Police operation in Haiti capital against 'Barbecue' gang https://t.co/moOY3PVbqy
Over one million Haitians on verge of famine as armed groups take control of nation’s capital following PM’s exit https://t.co/btsnzkTGL6 https://t.co/trCVFa5EBQ
What is happening in Haiti? How gang-led violence erupted into a crisis. Haiti has endured a difficult history, but the moment looks unusually dire. How did Haiti get here? And how is Canada involved? Here's what you need to know. https://t.co/RE4pSXgLeT
U.S. government charter flight to evacuate Americans from Haiti, as hunger soars: "There are a lot of desperate people" https://t.co/pDfrkLMv2H
Gangs force nearly half of all Haitians to seek humanitarian aid as agencies unable to operate https://t.co/aam1ewM8uc
Warlord gangs have overtaken Haiti. The Dominican Republic, Haiti's neighbor to the east, built a border wall — and then carried out mass deportations of 170,000+ Haitian migrants. The Biden administration is putting them on free flights to America. @Nefertari_25 https://t.co/xvduxg5vU3
We can’t just blindly fund failed states. The U.S. has sent $13.5 BILLION to Haiti since 2010 - and the country is once again in a state of upheaval. Simply sending more taxpayer dollars to Haiti won’t solve any problems. https://t.co/TSk8Xihqpu
The U.S. government said on Saturday that it is arranging a charter flight from Haiti to the U.S. for those with valid passports. https://t.co/HIYDCUI9Ui
The humanitarian situation has not changed in the week since Acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned, and Haiti is still experiencing a power vacuum. CGTN's Dan Collyns shares the latest from the Dominican Republic's border with Haiti. #CGTNAmerica #CGTNnews https://t.co/dExAtRX50Z
While international officials work to get a transitional council for Haiti in place, the chaos and struggle of everyday life has changed little for Haitians on their home soil. Dan Collyns shares the latest from the Dominican Republic’s border with Haiti. #cgtnnews https://t.co/CNMkLGOLf9
Crisis in Haiti: The U.S. government said on Saturday that it is arranging a charter flight from the Caribbean country to the U.S. for those with valid passports. https://t.co/qG3GmfbcPm
At @ICGlatam we've been scrambling to keep tabs on #Haiti. But Rosario, Argentina, has also seen a murder spree this week. It's 3rd time this year - after Ecuador and Haiti - we've seen criminal rivals gang up to paralyze public life and defy the state. https://t.co/BnvPHfB57f
CARIBBEAT: Haiti gangs reject international solutions to end violence Officials behind an international effort to quell deadly, widespread gang violence in Haiti learned that the gangs causing havoc also possess diplomatic clout. https://t.co/ZCbAjNJWtj
Hunger soars and aid dwindles as gangs in Haiti suffocate the country https://t.co/vYN1CfeJU0
If you are aware of any U.S. citizens with valid U.S. passports currently in Haiti, please share this information with them. https://t.co/lJHGldlQxC
HAITI = THE MOTHER OF ALL FAILED STATES. This all began in 1804. https://t.co/jCc2eYmunF
Hunger soars and aid dwindles as gangs in Haiti suffocate the country (from @AP) By Evens Sanon & @danicacoto https://t.co/XguXXI6ffx
Haiti: We are arranging a charter flight for U.S. citizens with valid U.S. passports from Cap-Haitien to the U.S. Travel to Cap-Haitien is conducted at your own risk. If you are interested in this flight, fill out our intake form (https://t.co/bRo87JkOsI). https://t.co/qzBjoYDrM8 https://t.co/ItUfaVaeAD
Inside Haiti: A lucky few escape, while millions face gang rule, hunger and chaos https://t.co/mBWRk4ku3i
Haiti In Crisis - a DPA Deep Dive https://t.co/wf6KaLFDv2 00:00:00 Haiti is in Crisis - Intro 00:02:33 Situation in Haiti 00:08:16 DPA Country Stability Index 00:15:05 Gang Situation in Haiti 00:18:45 Gangs Origin Story 00:22:26 PM Ariel Henry 00:26:38 Jimmy Barbecue Cherizier…
Despair in Haiti continues to grow https://t.co/dwIw8jGkMv
“If they didn’t come here to buy, there would be nothing in Haiti.” Scramble at the border as DR tightens security amid surging Haiti turmoil. My dispatch from Dajabón: https://t.co/BWXvRBz0HI
Scramble at the border as DR tightens security amid surging turmoil, reports @yachay_dc https://t.co/L5yYjfrq2A
Haiti's current political crisis has deep roots in a history of U.S. imperialism on the island nation. https://t.co/NTBIw2BZgU
🚨NEWS —> Haiti’s President was assassinated nearly 3 years ago. The Biden Administration stood by while the country was overtaken by murderous, criminal gang lords plunging #Haiti into complete chaos! Now, we have another massive migrant crisis at our doorstep! https://t.co/3V9WpGcPTt
.@pnh_officiel yesterday launched an intense SWAT operation in a gang stronghold. I’m told it was a success. Awaiting confirmation of the casualties. Police may be outgunned & overwhelmed at times but all foreign trainers say they can combat. #Haiti
HAITI = THE MOTHER OF ALL FAILED STATES. Haiti is where gangs run the show. Stay tuned. https://t.co/48BZQSHAte
New: Hunger soars and aid dwindles as gangs in Haiti suffocate the country. One community “has malnutrition rates comparable with any war zone in the world.” (from @AP) https://t.co/O8txlwpIXr
After violent gangs in Haiti pushed the country's Prime Minister to resign, pressure is mounting on the Biden administration to evacuate all American citizens. https://t.co/WhxGGqjHHu
US national security faces major risks as gangs battle for control over Haiti https://t.co/dxhoYKbS5R
Residents brace for another tense night in #Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, as attacks continue across parts of the city in the aftermath of the resignation of Prime Minister Henry and in the absence of a clear plan to replace him. https://t.co/9OvWPW4Eaw
Tensions rise in Haiti as leadership remains in balance https://t.co/YSJEJgFOfR https://t.co/jh48d8yK2T
#Watch | Port-au-Prince streets burned on 15th March, with barricades blocking roads as frustration mounts over Haiti's ongoing lack of stability #Haiti https://t.co/EGBxmtVHcb
Haiti Gets Millions More from U.S. after Armed Gangs Take Over, Billions in Aid Perish - https://t.co/VeHnBSV7Su @JudicialWatch
Canada evacuates embassy in Haiti after gang boss 'Barbecue' issues threat against politicians https://t.co/SdW3fCopOk
U.S. veterans lead harrowing rescue missions in Haiti saving Americans https://t.co/PuvlfAnMrO https://t.co/f4Sh8zA3pN
The struggle to surive on Haiti’s border with the Dominican Republic. My report with @jorgedlq https://t.co/bJOHjeQmkP via @cgtnamerica
The struggle to survive on #Haiti’s border with the Dominican Republic. My report with @jorgedlq https://t.co/J3QyPkjdam via @YouTube
HAITI HELL: Rebel Leader ‘Barbecue’ Threatens Politicians Taking Part of ‘Transition Council’ After PM Henry Resignation via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/G2tQOuzwY5
Most of Haiti transition council has been named https://t.co/j2PbWv8ZIT https://t.co/L5hpU6jzHr
Haiti remained without a transitional governing council on Friday, as groups struggled to reach consensus on who will join the seven-member body amid renewed attacks in the capital. https://t.co/LGVWdTfo2p
Most of the people on Haiti's political transition council have been named, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, but Jake Johnston with the Center for Economic and Policy Research says the council could face a ‘legitimacy crisis’ from day one https://t.co/q8slerqSkU https://t.co/bXGbU74sQT
Rampant violence is having a devastating impact on millions of people in Haiti. About 50% of the population are in dire need of humanitarian aid. The UN is stepping up efforts to help, but funding shortages threaten the emergency response. https://t.co/rguZnSzDli https://t.co/Z0wKSZwFdX
As the crisis in Haiti spirals deeper into chaos, the neighboring Dominican Republic is bracing for more migrants arriving amid ongoing tensions between the two countries. https://t.co/5m1ADKCowr
NEW: U.S. veteran-led group Project Dynamo is conducting rescue missions to save Americans trapped in Haiti which has been taken over by violent gangs. The non-profit estimates that about 500 Americans are trapped. The gangs have completely taken over the roads and airports… https://t.co/9Egr7m0i4z
US not evacuating Americans stranded in Haiti | Fox News https://t.co/anYRCsMcSU
The @StateDept is able to help American citizens trapped in Haiti. Click here for information from the embassy and the resources available to Americans: https://t.co/Zk8WIqhttp For updates on the situation in Haiti, click here: https://t.co/CvrsgCw1S4