Haiti: Port-au-Prince in “state of siege”, the American embassy evacuates part of its staff. For several weeks, Haiti's capital has been plagued by violence linked to gangs.
The criminal gangs, who control most of the capital as well as the roads leading to the rest of the territory, have been attacking police stations, prisons and courts. According to the IOM, 362,000 people - more than half of whom are children - are currently displaced in Haiti.