In Haiti, a neighborhood in the capital Port-au-Prince has been under siege for at least four days in an ongoing attack by gang members. The sound of automatic weapons echoed through the streets of Solino while many community members remained trapped inside their homes behind flaming barricades.

Gang violence victim: “I’m on the street because of armed gangs. They took my house. I was sheltering in another neighborhood, but they invaded it, too. I’m in the street now. I don’t know where to go.”

Violence in Haiti has been escalating for months under interim Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who is backed by the United States, forcing thousands to flee. Henry became de facto ruler following the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in 2021.