Haiti's streets were unusually quiet on Tuesday and gasoline stations remained dry as gangs blocked the entrance to ports that hold fuel stores and the country's main gang boss demanded that Prime Minister Ariel Henry resign.
Days-long fuel shortages have left Haitians with few transportation options and forced the closure of some businesses. Hospitals, which rely on diesel generators to ensure electricity due to constant blackouts, may shut down as well.
"The areas under the control of the G9 are blocked for one reason only - we demand the resignation of Ariel Henry," Cherizier said in an interview on Haiti's Radio Mega. His statements show how gangs have taken on an increasingly political role following the July assassination of President Jovenel Moise. Cherizier has said Henry should "answer questions"Elections had originally been scheduled for November but were suspended after Henry last month dismissed the council that organizes elections, which critics had accused of being biased in favor of Moise. Henry has promised to appoint a non-partisan council that will set a new date.
Christian Aid Ministries asked people in a statement on Tuesday to remember both those "being held hostage as well as those recovering from the experience of being kidnapped." A total of 100,000 barrels of diesel and gasoline would supply Haiti's fuel needs for five to seven says, said Marc Andre Deriphonse, head of the country's service-station owners' association, ANAPROSS.
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