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Humanitarian aid workers thin ranks as Haiti violence intensifies

The United Nations and Doctors Without Borders are moving staff to safety as gangs take over Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince.

Families in Haiti carry their possessions as they flee homes for safety.
Families in Haiti carry their possessions as they flee homes for safety. (AN/David Lorens/WHO)

Overshadowed by fighting in the Middle East and the U.S. presidential election, Haiti’s collapse into a dystopian nightmare continues unabated.

Violence remains endemic, famine looms and international humanitarians are fleeing the island nation as lawless street gangs tighten their hold and step up their rein of terror.

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