Officials chartered a chopper to ferry diplomats from the compound in Port-au-Prince to the Dominican Republic on Thursday, says Global Affairs Canada
Police officers take part in an operation on March 14 in the surroundings of the National Penitentiary in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.Canada has partly evacuated its embassy in Haiti by helicopter because of the continuing takeover of Port-au-Prince by armed gangs and mounting uncertainty over plans for an international security force.
“It’s total chaos. It’s a total breakdown. We’re locked inside Port-au-Prince. The entire city centre has been captured by gangs. We are encircled by gangs,” Mathias Pierre, a former Haitian cabinet minister, said in an interview from the capital. “The hospital can’t function and, maybe, in a few days, there will be no gas, no food. People are struggling.”
“Would have thought they would say more, but it’s really hard to guess what will happen yet,” Mr. Phillips told The Globe and Mail by text message. When or whether this will take place is up in the air. Some Haitians are skeptical the council, to be made up of representatives of rival political parties – some of which have been accused of gang ties themselves – will be able to work together to restore democracy.
Speaking with reporters Thursday, the White House’s National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby acknowledged the difficulty in getting the force going. “We have a lot more work to do to get this Multinational Security Support Mission up and running and on the ground to assist the Haitian National Police.”
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