The US State Department: Haiti is very dangerous! US citizens should leave as soon as possible
After issuing a travel warning against Haiti in July, the US State Department has once again raised the security warning level for the country. On August 30th local time, the US State Department issued a statement urging all US citizens to leave Haiti immediately.
According to reports, the US State Department stated in a statement, "Given the current security situation and infrastructure challenges, US citizens currently in Haiti should leave Haiti as soon as possible through commercial or private transportation."
▲ Screenshot of Reuters report
According to Reuters, the US Embassy in Haiti has also issued a similar statement urging US citizens to "leave" the country as soon as possible.
The Congressional Hill newspaper in the United States pointed out that in recent months, the security situation in Haiti has sharply deteriorated, especially with multiple incidents of gang violence and shooting in the country's capital, Port au Prince. Earlier this month, the US Embassy in Haiti was briefly closed due to security issues.
In addition, in late July, an American nurse and her daughter were kidnapped by a criminal gang in Haiti and extorted $1 million in ransom. About two weeks later, the two were safely released.
![The US State Department: Haiti is very dangerous! US citizens should leave as soon as possible](https://a5qu.com/upload/images/da754c49be5280985d3e2f38c694106e.jpg)
The US State Department issued a travel warning against Haiti at the end of July, pointing out the risk of US citizens being kidnapped locally. Non emergency staff members of the US embassy are also required to leave the country.
According to data from the United Nations website, in the first three months of 2023, at least 846 people were killed, 393 were injured, and 395 were kidnapped in Haiti, with violent incidents increasing by 28% compared to the previous quarter.
The United Nations Children's Fund report also shows that Haiti has confirmed nearly 300 cases of kidnapping of children and women in 2023, nearly three times higher than in 2021. In addition, it is estimated that 5.2 million people in the country require humanitarian assistance, nearly half of the total population, of which nearly 3 million are children.