00:00A new wave of gang violence in Haiti's capital forced hundreds of people to flee their homes over the weekend.
00:07Families carrying bags, mattresses and small children crowded the roads leading to the country's main airport on Monday.
00:14Many escaped with only what they could carry, while the sounds of gunfire echoed in the background.
00:21The government of my country put me in this situation. I thank those tears for forcing us to abandon our
00:27country.
00:30Displaced families gathered in public squares and along the road leading to Toussaint Louverture International Airport on Monday
00:37as fresh gang violence spread across Haiti's capital.
00:41Doctors Without Borders reported that more than 40 people with gunshot wounds had been treated within 12 hours,
00:48while one hospital security guard was tracked by a stray bullet during the violence.
00:56We have been displaced along with a lot of people from Blanca, residents of Terre Noire, people from PSC's,
01:03all the people who are in the area. The gang has put us in the streets.
01:08Gang violence has tightened its grip on Haiti since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse,
01:15with armed groups now controlling more than 90% of poor friends.
01:20The International Organization for Migration says more than 1.4 million people have been displaced,
01:25including around 200,000 now living in overcrowded shelters across the capital.
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