Gang violence has displaced a record 1.3 million people across Haiti as the local government and international community struggle to contain the spiraling crisis, according to a new report released Wednesday.
The U.N.’s International Organization for Migration warned of a 24% increase in displaced people since December, with gunmen now having chased 11% of Haiti’s nearly 12 million inhabitants from their home.
Much of the gang violence remains centered in Port-au-Prince, but more than 230,000 people alone have been left homeless as gunmen continue to lay siege in the two largest regions north of the capital, officials said.
