In Haiti, rioting continues over the rising cost of food. On Tuesday, hundreds of people stormed the national palace in Port-au-Prince. United Nations forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd. Prices of staples, including rice, beans and fruit, have increased 50 percent over the past year. Protester Jean Alix said the situation has become untenable.

Jean Alix: “We can’t accept this situation we are in. People can’t send their children to school. They can’t do anything for them. Today, we have come to get President Preval to join us and to see what he has decided to do. We can’t go on any longer.”

Haiti’s most vulnerable have resorted to eating dirt to try to ease their hunger. At least five people have died since the protests erupted last week.