World News @lemmy.world alphacyberranger @lemmy.world 1 yr. ago

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

news.yahoo.com US embassy in Haiti urges citizens to leave country 'as soon as possible'

"U.S. 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 ...

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Oh shit. That's fucking crazy, half the population is in need of aid now. That is going to turn into a very bad situation...
- My friend, Haiti has not been in anything resembling a good situation for quite some time now. It's just especially worse right now.
  
  Yeah Haiti might hold the record for most fucked over country in history. And that is saying a lot.
the U.S. Embassy in the capital Port-au-Prince temporarily closed, due to gunfire in the vicinity.

good to hear they got that sorted out

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