Haiti is grappling with a severe crisis as gangs battle for control, leading to widespread violence, hunger, and a dire humanitarian situation. The violence has forced the resignation of the country's Prime Minister, exacerbating the instability. As a result, the U.S. government is arranging charter flights for American citizens with valid passports to evacuate from Haiti. The situation has led to soaring malnutrition rates, with some communities facing conditions comparable to war zones. Over 1.4 million Haitians are on the verge of famine, and more than 4 million require food aid, with many eating only once a day or not at all. The crisis has deep roots in a history of U.S. imperialism on the island nation, with the assassination of Haiti's President nearly 3 years ago marking a significant turning point. The Biden Administration has faced criticism for its handling of the situation. Amidst this turmoil, essential aid containers, including one from UNICEF, have been looted, and the healthcare system is on the verge of collapse, with many hospitals unable to operate fully due to the violence.
'You can only imagine the suffering:' Desperate US citizens fleeing Haiti land in Miami on first chartered fight airlifting people out of chaos-ridden island https://t.co/hl7xRc92UJ https://t.co/UFqgGPlOfW
‘It’s devastating over there.’ U.S. citizens return from Haiti on first charter flight https://t.co/0ioTDshvRq
More than 30 U.S. citizens were returned to the United States from Haiti on a flight chartered by the U.S. State Department Sunday, a department spokesperson said. https://t.co/eiQJvQSzsz https://t.co/cdPN2Hrai6
The flight, carrying more than 30 U.S. citizens, was chartered by the government as gang violence grips Haiti. https://t.co/818uRWd2Nx
According to the United Nations, approximately 1 million people are on the brink of famine in Haiti, 350,000 of whom have been displaced https://t.co/kn12coIwnc
UNICEF said one of their containers carrying essential supplies was looted by gangs at Haiti's main port. Meanwhile, police seized firearms and cleared roadblocks in an area controlled by a notorious gang leader. https://t.co/VHRSQlT1KH
Haiti’s main airport in Port-au-Prince remains closed following gang attacks that have raged through Haiti in recent weeks. Here's the latest: https://t.co/E1fUhklWQy
Haitians are trying to flee as gangs ransack the country and law and order crumbles but many are forced to stay put as foreigners are evacuated ⬇️ https://t.co/AS7lixcqa9
‘It’s devastating over there.’ Grateful U.S. citizens return from Haiti on first flight https://t.co/ktF0xnLy3F
Stranded in Haiti, U.S. citizens elated to be back in Miami | Miami Herald https://t.co/EVSB12j7vn
The U.S. State Department confirmed it will try and evacuate Americans who are still stranded in #Haiti after the country’s security situation continues to deteriorate. https://t.co/VUCSSo3TAA
🚨Urgent Alert for U.S. Citizens in Haiti🚨 The U.S. State Department is organizing flights from Cap-Haitien International Airport to Miami, FL for U.S. citizens. Interested U.S. Citizens should fill out this intake form: https://t.co/W4t9EKsslb https://t.co/2BajhMjRGD
🚨Urgent Alert for U.S. Citizens in Haiti 🚨 The U.S. State Department is organizing flights from Cap-Haitien International Airport to Miami, FL or U.S. citizens. Interested U.S. Citizens should fill out this intake form: https://t.co/W4t9EKsslb https://t.co/N0lw63HzQk
Looting is on the rise in Haiti. Among the victims: UNICEF and Guatemala's consul (from @AP) https://t.co/zQxgsDa6Yx
Unrest continues in Haiti as civilians caught in the gang-driven violence and chaos seek a lifeline from its neighbour, the Dominican Republic. My report with @jorgedlq from Dajabón on the border with Haiti. https://t.co/vvrNzMV4qe via @cgtnamerica
Unrest continues in Haiti as civilians caught in the middle of warring gangs seek a lifeline from its neighbor the Dominican Republic. #cgtnamerica https://t.co/OvMTqWSsDo
Unrest continues in Haiti as civilians caught in the middle of warring gangs seek a lifeline from its neighbor the Dominican Republic. Dan Collyns reports from Dajabón on the Dominican Republic’s border with Haiti. https://t.co/RP5usFlaUy
Haiti unrest: essential items for children stolen from UNICEF amid ongoing gang violence https://t.co/RS4hBrOIsY
About 1.4 million Haitians are on the verge of famine, and more than 4 million require food aid, sometimes eating only once a day or nothing at all, aid groups say. https://t.co/luyEwX7fQE
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
Looting complicates problems in Haiti https://t.co/sRPddVt1IX
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
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
TURMOIL IN HAITI: The government of Guatemala said that the offices of its honorary consul in Haiti was ransacked, the latest in the Caribbean nation's recent wave of violent chaos. https://t.co/Hn6B2agkfx
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
Haiti is Among the First and Latest Examples of US-Led Destabilization Everything you need to know about the long history of US intervention in Haiti. https://t.co/CXaBWOBMyo
.@michaelgwaltz - "Haiti has devolved into a lawless mess" https://t.co/ImlA7o6jtV
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
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
‘They are assets, they are not liabilities’: Haitian-American pastor’s leadership shines amid migrant crisis https://t.co/jm3dmYziqU
NEW: US announces plan to evacuate citizens stranded in Haiti https://t.co/O5vDDvdpr2
UNICEF said one of their containers carrying essential supplies was looted by gangs at Haiti's main port. https://t.co/GTAdHR344W
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
As thousands of fellow Haitians flee the escalating humanitarian crisis gripping the Caribbean nation, Pastor Keke of Boston has lost count of the number of phone calls he’s received from new arrivals seeking help in the area. https://t.co/1PlhPIKkrY
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
Meet Pastor Keke, who’s playing a critical role helping thousands of Haitians fleeing humanitarian disaster https://t.co/8pEzcBKjc9 via @BostonGlobe
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
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
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
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
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
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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
Some 1.4 million Haitians are on the verge of famine, and more than 4 million require food aid, sometimes eating only once a day or not at all. https://t.co/55k4r8p4Xu
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