Parts of Haiti left in darkness after armed groups attack power stations
Armed groups broke into several electrical stations in Haiti, stealing documents and destroying equipment in an attack that has left areas of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, in darkness.
Armed groups broke into several electrical stations in Haiti, stealing documents and destroying equipment in an attack that has left areas of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, in darkness.
The country’s power company, Electricity of Haiti, or EDH, announced in a statement Monday that vandals had attacked four of its substations and the Varreux Power Plant in Port-au-Prince, making them all “completely dysfunctional.” The attackers took electrical installations, batteries, computer and office equipment, and important documents, the company said.
This has left several areas in and around Port-au-Prince without power, including the entrance to the U.S. embassy, the company said.
The EDH “has not been spared by the acts of vandalism and terror of bandits,” the company said in its statement, written in French. “Such acts of theft and sabotage only further aggravate the financial and technical situation of the company.”
EDH officials said they were working with the authorities to restore power and security to the areas.
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