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As the political and economic conditions worsen in Haiti, Haitian leaders urge Florida officials to support nonprofits on the ground and address root cause of migration from the country.
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Haiti is a country in crisis. Freelance photojournalist Octavio Jones, who's worked with WUSF and NPR, was on the ground there earlier this week and documented what he saw.
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With Haiti's main airport still closed, Haitians in South Florida can only watch as gangs that control Port-au-Prince violently tear through their families' neighborhoods.
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Director Kevin Guthrie with the Florida Division of Emergency Management says more than 400 Floridians have been evacuated from the country.
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Among the communities targeted were Pétion-Ville, Meyotte, Diègue and Métivier. The attacks came two days after gangs went on a rampage through some upscale neighborhoods in Pétion-Ville.
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International search and rescue nonprofit Project Dynamo launched Operation: Rum Runner last week. It’s a mission to rescue stranded Americans in Haiti.
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Haiti's violent but more unified gangs uprising has forced an unpopular prime minister's resignation — but could it also block any other kind of government except theirs?
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Gangs have grown rapidly in number over the past few years. An estimated 200 criminal gangs now exist in Haiti, and around 95 in the capital, Port-au-Prince, alone. This has resulted in massive insecurity, kidnappings, and large-scale attacks on the police, politicians, journalists and civilians.
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More than 30 U.S. citizens were on the government-chartered flight, officials said in a statement. It later arrived at the Miami International Airport.
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The two Republican Florida senators penned a strongly-worded letter to President Biden demanding that he inform Floridians of the White House plans to address the unfolding humanitarian and security crisis in Haiti and prevent what they anticipate to be a “drastic influx of Haitians” to the state.
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The unrest has dealt a devastating blow to health care. Staff face the possibility of attack and abduction. Patients could lose their lives en route — or in a hospital where services are curtailed.
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Caribbean officials say a plan to create a transitional presidential council is moving forward after a majority of Haitian parties and coalitions submitted the names of those charged with finding new leaders for the country.