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Hunger deepens as relentless gang violence targets Haiti's capital | World News

Gangs have intensified their rampage in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital, setting fire to a school and looting pharmacies near the country’s largest public hospital. The attacks that began

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Rotting fruit, withered vegetables, empty water jugs and spent gas canisters now stock the stores and stands that serve Haiti's poor -- a consequence of the unrelenting gang attacks that have paralyzed the country for more than a week and left it with dwindling supplies of basic goods.

Haitian politicians seek alliances to end gang violence and pressure Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign. Alliance includes former rebel leader Guy Philippe and ex-presidential candidate Mose Jean Charles.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Radio stations across Haiti got jammed with calls just hours after a court in Kenya blocked the deployment of a U.N.-backed police force to help fight gangs in the troubled Caribbean country. Uncertainty and fear have been spreading since Friday’s ruling, with violence reaching new records as gangs tighten their grip on Haiti’s capital and beyond. “Absent a robust external mission that would be deployed very soon, we are facing quite a tragic scenario in Haiti,” warned Diego Da Rin with International Crisis Group.