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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Joe Parkin Daniels

Gang warfare traps thousands in Haiti slum as fuel crisis add to desperation

A man seen from behind with a rock in his hand as a motorbike passes a burning tyre
One of many barricades erected in Port au Prince to protest at a shortage of petrol. The lack of electrical infrastructure means Haiti relies on generators. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty

Haiti’s capital has been racked by a week of heavy fighting between gangs, with the global medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warning that thousands of people were trapped without food or water in one district of Port-au-Prince’s notorious Cité Soleil slum.

“We are calling on all belligerents to allow aid to enter Brooklyn and to spare civilians,” said Mumuza Muhindo, the MSF’s head of mission in Haiti, in a statement referring to the contested area within the sprawling Cité Soleil.

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