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March 18, 2024

U.S. Nationals Leave Haiti as Political and Humanitarian Crises Spiral
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Dozens of U.S. citizens left Haiti on a chartered flight Sunday amid an
escalating political and humanitarian crisis. The flight left from an
airport in Cap-Haïtien because Haiti's main airport in Port-au-Prince
remains shut down. About 1.4 million Haitians are on the verge of famine
as street violence has disrupted efforts by aid groups to distribute
food. Some aid containers have also been seized by armed groups. Last
week, Haiti's unelected Prime Minister Ariel Henry agreed to resign once
a seven-person transitional council was formed, but the makeup of the
council has not yet been announced.


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