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Amid a huge escalation of gang violence in Port-au-Prince, thousands of people are fleeing the Haitian capital. Control over the city has slipped recently, leading to gangs taking over Port-au-Prince. They are breaking into homes and stealing whatever they can, and they are not being stopped by Haiti's National Police, an organization which is heavily understaffed with untrained officers. 17,000 people have been left homeless and over 33,000 people have fled the capital in search of refuge in other parts of the country, in fear that they could end up like other victims of gang violence-- losing everything or being killed. The gangs continue to swarm peaceful communities and pillage the entire area, killing dozens in the process. However, the rural towns of eastern Haiti do not have the capacities to handle the influx of citizens from Port-au-Prince, but they don't have any other choice. The gangs have taken over the entire city, shut down the international airport, burned down police stations, and released over 4,000 prisoners from Haiti's two major jails, making the city as dangerous as it can be right now. Prime Minister Ariel Henry is stuck outside the country, as he was on a diplomatic trip to Kenya to push for a UN-backed force to battle gangs in Haiti when the country's international airport closed and the violence broke out on February 29. Countries like the United States have been urging their people to avoid traveling to Haiti and have been evacuating any citizens currently in the country. Leaders of various Caribbean countries have been voting for a new leader for the island country, as Henry has announced that he will step down once a new leader is chosen. This new leader and his council will aim to curb the massive amount of gang violence that has broken out, and maybe even come close to restoring the country to its original state.
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