More than 50,000 fled Haitian capital violence last month, UN says

FILE - People walk to a shelter with their belongings, fleeing violence near their homes, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 9, 2024. Due to gang violence, 53,125 people left the city between March 8 and March 27, according to the U.N.’s International Organizations for Migration.

More than 50,000 people fled the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince over the course of just three weeks last month, the United Nations said Tuesday.