Haiti: The harrowing journey out of gang territory - BBC News

The BBC speaks to Haitians who braved a treacherous journey out of Port-au-Prince as hunger worsens.

18 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Many have packed up their belongings and fled the Haitian capital (file photo)By Will GrantBBC News, Cap-Haitien, HaitiAs the passengers from Port-au-Prince disembark at the bus terminal in Cap-Haitien, the harrowing journey is evident on their faces.

The trip out of the beleaguered Haitian capital city involves running the gauntlet along risky and dangerous roads, trying to avoid gunmen and sporadic violence along the way.

"It took us several hours longer than it should as we had to reroute from the gang checkpoints along the way and there was gunfire", says one passenger, who didn't give his name and was clearly shaken by the experience.

Haiti's already precarious situation has quickly deteriorated over the past weeks as gangs launched co-ordinated attacks on key facilities, forcing the resignation of the country's prime minister.

In total, more than 360,000 people have been internally displaced.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-68591539

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