In Haiti, at least 70 people have been reportedly killed as armed gangs descended on the western Artibonite region, setting homes on fire and displacing thousands of residents in attacks Sunday and Monday. Video footage showed scores of bloodied bodies scattered in the streets. U.N. officials have expressed alarm over the latest gang-related massacre.

This comes as a U.N.-backed so-called gang suppression force is expected to deploy to Haiti in April despite many Haitians denouncing the efforts as a new form of occupation.