More than 30 U.S. nationals were evacuated from Haiti, plunged into chaos by gang violence, aboard a government-chartered charter flight.
The plane took off from the country's second city, Cap-Haitien, where the airport is open "periodically" Several other countries and the European Union have also evacuated their diplomatic personnel due to the instability on the island. The gangs control entire swaths of the country, including 80% of the capital, and are accused of numerous abuses, in particular murders, rapes, and kidnappings for ransom.