Haiti spirals to collapse as gangs tighten grip - BBC News

With a prime minister unable to return and violent criminals in control, Haiti is fast descending into anarchy.

7 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesBy Will Grant in Mexico City & Jeremy Dupin in Port-au-PrinceBBC NewsHaiti is fast descending into anarchy.

Over the weekend, the violence in the capital Port-au-Prince ramped up once again. Heavily armed gangs attacked the National Palace and set part of the Interior Ministry on fire with petrol bombs.

It comes after a sustained attack on the international airport, which remains closed to all flights - including one carrying Prime Minister Ariel Henry.

He tried to fly back to Haiti from the United States last week, but his plane was refused permission to land. He was then turned away from the neighbouring Dominican Republic too.

Mr Henry is now stuck in Puerto Rico, unable to set foot in the nation he ostensibly leads.

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