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Hundreds Flee to Airport as Hospitals Close, UN Troops

5/12/2026

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Hundreds of Haitians sought refuge on the highway to Toussaint Louverture International Airport on Monday as gang violence surged in Port-au-Prince.
Doctors Without Borders said no hospital remains open in the fighting zone, suspended its Cité Soleil operations, and had treated more than 800 people.
A UN-approved force of up to 5,550 troops, which has not yet fully arrived, includes an unknown number of currently deployed Chadian soldiers.

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Hundreds of Haitians sought refuge on the highway to Toussaint Louverture International Airport on Monday as gang violence surged in Port-au-Prince.
Doctors Without Borders said no hospital remains open in the fighting zone, suspended its Cité Soleil operations, and had treated more than 800 people.
A UN-approved force of up to 5,550 troops, which has not yet fully arrived, includes an unknown number of currently deployed Chadian soldiers.