Only 30 Americans Evacuated From Haiti as Nearly 1,000 Seek Assistance from US Government

Nearly 1,000 Americans have filled out a “crisis intake form” seeking assistance to leave Haiti, the U.S. Department of State has said as the Caribbean nation continues grappling with unprecedented gang violence and political instability. Monday’s update follows the safe evacuation of over 30 American citizens to Miami from Cap-Haïtien on a U.S. government-chartered flight on Sunday, March 17, shedding light on the deteriorating security situation in the Caribbean nation. “It is not hyperbole to say that this is one of the most dire humanitarian situations in the world,” State Department spokesman Vendant Patel said on Monday. The country has been under a Level Four “Do Not Travel” advisory since March 2020, with the State Department advising U.S. citizens against traveling to Haiti and urging those in the country to depart immediately via commercial or other available and safe transportation options....