Haiti’s Civil Protection Agency (Protection Civile) reported that between April 24-27, 2022, hundreds of locals were forced to flee their homes following an armed conflict between two rival gangs in & around the commune of Croix-des-Bouquets.
According to a press release published by Haiti’s civil protection agency, the armed conflict has caused the displacement of several thousand people from the neighborhoods of Clercine, Croix-des-Missions, Shada, and Santo.
The government agency is reported that more than a dozen people have already died. Likewise, many others are currently receiving treatment from Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) at the local hospital facility in Tabarre.
The civil protection agency & its partners on the ground continue to monitor the dire humanitarian situation and is working diligently to assist as many people who have been displaced.
The civil protection agency’s full press release can be read here.
