The U.S. and Canadian governments are urging their citizens to leave Haiti because of the country's deepening insecurity and a severe lack of fuel that has affected hospitals, schools and banks.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI -- The U.S. government is urging U.S. citizens to leave Haiti because of the country's deepening insecurity and a severe lack of fuel that has affected hospitals, schools and banks. Gas stations remained closed on Thursday.
It's unclear how many U.S. citizens currently live in Haiti. A State Department official told The Associated Press that it does not provide those statistics and U.S. citizens are not required to register their travel to a foreign country. "We request continued prayer for the kidnappers, that God would soften their hearts," the organization said in a statement on Wednesday. "As you pray, remember the millions of Haitians who are suffering through a time of serious upheaval and unrest."
In addition, Le Nouvelliste newspaper recently reported that truck drivers have been kidnapped and fuel trucks hijacked. Marc Edson Augustin, director of St. Luke Hospital, said he can only care for 50 patients with COVID-19 despite having 120 beds set aside for them because the company that provides oxygen to the institution has been hit by the lack of fuel.
The aid group said that one patient with respiratory distress was recently refused at four different medical centres because the lack of fuel forced them to halt admissions. A fifth facility took her in, officials said.
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