Haiti humanitarian crisis worsening as violence escalates, says aid group


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  • Tuesday, 08 Apr 2025

FILE PHOTO: A member of the Haitian army patrols as people shelter at a petrol station after fleeing their neighborhoods amid ongoing gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 19, 2025. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol/File Photo

(Reuters) - The humanitarian situation in Haiti is dramatically worsening, aid group Save the Children said, with underfunded security forces increasingly overwhelmed by powerful gangs and capital Port-au-Prince on the brink of collapse.

In the first three months of this year, more than 78,500 people were displaced, more than double that of the same period a year ago, according to Save the Children.

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