A maelstrom of violence is churning through Haiti's capital as thousands try to flee the grips of ruthless gangs, including an Alberta man waiting out the violence.
An Airdrie man who runs an organization in Haiti said there is no way out of the country right now due to the violence in the capital. As Jayme Doll reports, his main priority is to try to keep the children they care for safe.A maelstrom of violence is churning through Haiti’s capital. Tens of thousands are trying to flee the grips of ruthless gangs now roaming the streets as the country descends further into a state of anarchy.
“With the gangs circling Port au Prince, it’s making it really hard to get supplies and the guys that are selling — the business people — if they can’t get their supplies out they use the ocean and it drives the price up so the people cannot afford it,” Honorat said.Honorat’s wife and children are currently in the US, unsure when they’ll be reunited with him.top news stories from Canada and around the world.
“Some people don’t want to leave. They will burn your house or intimidate you and in some cases they were killed,” he said “For me, the biggest thing is to take those guns out of Haiti.”due to the rising violence and unrest. A number of people were helicoptered out and will work from a neighbouring country.Calgary trio faces multiple charges in stolen vehicle investigation