Fredlyn Pierre Louis is a news associate for NBC News and MSNBC.
A woman who has been shuttling her family to hide from violent gangs throughout Port-au-Prince, Haiti, said that she and her children are safe for now but that she has lost contact with her husband. Marlene Calix, 35, has lived for the past five years in La Plaine, a neighborhood in Haiti’s capital, a family-friendly place known for its flat land surrounded by mountains, which is chock full of restaurants.
Ever since that day, I have never heard from him,” she said through tears. The family’s journey to safety was fraught with danger, as they begged for rides and relied on strangers to help them reach Cap-Haitien, about 130 miles north of Port-au-Prince. Calix only had time to pack essential documents like birth certificates and passports. She expressed sadness at losing family pictures, her kids’ report cards and other beautiful memories. With no money, “we begged people.
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