'Incredible cruelty': gang battles leave 150 dead in Haitian capital
Source: The Guardian
‘Incredible cruelty’: gang battles leave 150 dead in Haitian capital
Scores wounded as violence paralyses Port-au-Prince forcing thousands to flee their homes
Joe Parkin Daniels
@joeparkdan
Fri 13 May 2022 11.30 BST
Last modified on Fri 13 May 2022 14.58 BST
Nearly 150 people have been killed and scores wounded during gunfights between warring gangs in Haiti, as the latest surge of violence has paralysed much of the sprawling capital, Port-au-Prince.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said on Thursday that it had treated more than 96 people with gunshot wounds in its medical facilities in Port-au-Prince since 24 April.
“The number of trauma admissions received per week tripled compared to mid-April, and most of them are very serious gunshot wounds that require extensive care,” said Mumuza Muhindo, MSF head of mission in Haiti, in a statement on Thursday. “The Haitian population is in an extremely vulnerable situation.”
Earlier this week, the National Human Rights Defense Network found that as many as 148 people had been killed during intense battles between the 400 Mawozo and Chen Mechan, two feared rival gangs.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/may/13/haiti-gang-battles-dead-wounded-displaced
