Haiti gangs to lift fuel terminal blockade amid shortages

(Reuters) - A group of Haitian gangs will temporarily lift a blockade of fuel terminals to allow for gasoline distribution after weeks of crippling shortages, a gang leader said on Friday, adding that they continue to demand that the prime minister step down.

The G9 alliance of gangs has for nearly a month been preventing trucks from reaching the Varreux fuel terminal outside Port-au-Prince, leading to shortages that have forced hospitals, businesses and schools to limit operations.