Haitian children who escaped gang violence take shelter in Port-au-Prince school


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  • Saturday, 23 Jul 2022

Haitian children who escaped violence in the town of Cite-Soleil line up to receive food, as they refuge at a school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, July 22, 2022. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Hundreds of Haitian children are taking refuge at a prestigious high school in Port-au-Prince after escaping gang violence in the town of Cite Soleil that killed some 400 people and destroyed hundreds of homes this month.

At the sprawling campus of Institution Saint-Louis de Gonzague, which is currently empty for summer vacation, children ranging from teenagers to toddlers are sleeping in classrooms that are serving as improvised dormitories.

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