Faida (left) standing in what’s left of a school that has become a camp for Haitians escaping violence. — ©2025 The New York Times Company
THE last time Faida Pierre, 10, went to school, her mother found her stranded on the roof of a school building, barefoot and crying, while a gang stormed the surrounding downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, neighbourhood.
The principal and teachers had called parents to pick their children up as the sound of gunfire grew louder and armed men approached. Then everyone ran for their lives.
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