Haiti: US nurse and child kidnapped, says charity - BBC News

The US State Department is aware of reports and is in "regular contact" with Haitian authorities.

16 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersImage caption, The US government has ordered all non-emergency staff to leave the islandBy Alex SmithBBC NewsAn American nurse and her child have been kidnapped in Haiti, according to a Christian aid charity she worked for.

Alix Dorsainvil was working in a community ministry near Port-au-Prince when she was taken, El Roi Haiti said in a statement.

The US State Department is aware of reports and is in "regular contact" with Haitian authorities.

Officials in Haiti have appealed to the international community to help break the grip of armed gangs on the country.

Ms Dorsainvil is understood to be the wife of El Roi Haiti's director and founder, Sandro Dorsainvil.

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