About 96,000 Haitians flee homes to escape gangs and kidnapping, UN says

Gangs believed to control about 60% of Port-au-Prince as Haitians also struggling with dwindling supplies for food, water and basics

Gang violence, kidnapping and intimidation has forced about 96,000 people to flee their homes in Haiti's capital, the UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday, as the country faces a crisis that has prompted the government to request the immediate deployment of foreign troops.

The IOM said gang-related violence has led to racketeering, kidnappings and wider criminal acts in a context characterized by deep inequalities, high levels of deprivation of basic human needs and a fragmented security environment".