The Directorate of Civil Protection in collaboration with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has made available a partial provisional assessment of the armed violence from May 24 to 3, 2022, between the "Mawozo" and "Chen Mechan" gangs which have burst on April 24 in the commune of Croix-des-Bouquets (Shada, Marin, Croix-des-Mission, Santo, Bigarade, Damien, Clercine, Lathan, Lizon, Duvivier) for territorial issues and which intensified on the 2 May in several neighborhoods of the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area, including Cité Soleil, Bas-Delmas and Martissant.

According to preliminary information collected by partners in the protection sector, between April 24 and May 2, at least 39 people were killed and 68 injured in the neighborhoods of Butte Boyer, Croix-des-Missions, Santo, Cité Soleil, Bel Air and 8 people are missing.

According to estimates drawn from the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), some 9,000 people were forced to flee their homes between 24 April and 3 May. This figure includes 752 people (287 households) located at 9 assembly points (in Clercine, Santo, and Blanchard), some of which are located in areas not accessible due to clashes.

A large number of residents of the affected neighborhoods have left the commune of Croix-des-Bouquets to move to the departments of Centre and Artibonite (Arcahaie, Mirebalais, Saint Marc, Cabaret, and Titanyen). The situation remains volatile and population movements continue. Among the displaced people present on the spontaneous sites, there are many households with young children, pregnant women and also people with disabilities. Many people move through the streets, arms raised to signify that they are unarmed, carrying their belongings to find shelter.

At least 23 houses were burnt down and 48 schools, 5 medical centers and 8 markets had to close.

Companies and shops in the areas of confrontation are closed.

On May 2nd, gunmen entered Marin's hospital looking for firearms. Members of an armed gang attempted to set fire to a church in Saint Martin.

The fighting is paralyzing access to the north of the country from the RN1 and RN3 access roads, which is hampering humanitarian access, which is already seriously compromised for the southern departments. Many NGOs have already had to cancel their planned missions in the north of the country and interventions in the town of Croix-des-Bouquets until further notice.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-36580-haiti-insecurity-disrupted-activities-at-the-varreux-terminal-6-tankers-hijacked.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-36571-haiti-flash-hundreds-of-people-flee-the-combat-zones.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-36545-icihaiti-anti-gang-operations3-police-officers-injured-in-the-combats.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-36536-haiti-gang-war-the-pnh-in-the-combat-zone.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-36528-haiti-flash-at-least-20-civilians-killed-in-gang-fighting-zones.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-36512-haiti-flash-gang-war-the-plaine-du-cul-de-sac-transformed-into-a-battlefield.html

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