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Reuters
Reuters
Health
By Harold Isaac and Brian Ellsworth

Gang blockade cripples Haiti fuel supplies, hospitals prepare to close

FILE PHOTO: Tanker trucks are being filled with fuel at the Varreux fuel terminal for distribution after a group of Haitian gangs temporarily lifted a blockade leading to shortages, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti November 13, 2021. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol/File Photo

A gang blockade of Haiti's principal fuel terminal has crippled day-to-day activities in the Caribbean nation and now threatens to force the closure of hospitals that rely on diesel generators for electricity.

Port-au-Prince gangs in a brazen move this month dug trenches and littered shipping containers at entrances to the Varreux terminal to protest a Sept 11 announcement that the government would cut fuel subsidies due to their high cost.

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