Latin America·Haiti
Deadly attack in Haiti’s Gros-Morne halts aid for tens of thousands
GROS-MORNE, Haiti —
Depth
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L1What happened
An attack on 28 September in Gros-Morne, in Haiti’s Artibonite Department, killed 11 people, according to the UN humanitarian office OCHA.
L2Who’s affected
More than 5,000 people fled, most of them to host families, the International Organization for Migration estimates.
L3Why it’s quiet
We don’t have media-coverage data for this story yet, so we won’t guess why it was quiet. It is here because the outlets below reported it and it drew little wider attention.
L4Deeper impact
Several local and international aid groups temporarily suspended activities and staff movements.
L5Full context
Nearly 90,000 people in Gros-Morne had been targeted for assistance this year; about 30,000 had been reached by 30 June.
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