France will charter special flights for its “most vulnerable” nationals who want to leave Haiti, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced this Sunday, March 24, while commercial air links with Port-au-Prince are interrupted.
“The French embassy in Port-au-Prince remains open and continues its activity despite the degraded conditions,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said in a statement sent to AFP. “He remains fully mobilized in support of the French community on the ground,” he adds.
For two weeks, the country has been in the midst of a resurgence of violence since early March, when several gangs joined forces to attack strategic locations in Port-au-Prince, saying they wanted to overthrow Prime Minister Ariel Henry.
The latter agreed to resign on March 11 and negotiations have since begun with a view to forming transitional authorities. But in the meantime, armed gangs are intensifying their attacks in the capital, of which they already control around 80%.
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Source: BFM TV
