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Reuters
Reuters
Health
By Brian Ellsworth

Haiti gang blockade is causing catastrophic hunger, U.N. officials say

People run to board a public transport locally known as taptap as trash burns on the side of a road in Port-au-Prince, Haiti October 13, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

Haitians are experiencing catastrophic hunger because of gangsters blockading a major fuel terminal, U.N. officials said on Friday, with more than 4 million facing acute food insecurity.

A coalition of gangs has prevented the distribution of diesel and gasoline for over a month to protest a plan to cut fuel subsidies. Most transport is halted, with looting and gang shootouts becoming increasingly common.

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