(ANSA) - BUENOS AIRES, MAY 11 - At least 148 people have died in the last few days in the region north of Port-au-Prince, capital of Haiti, due to a wave of violence unleashed by local crime.
This was announced by the Haitian National Defense Network for Human Rights (Rnddh).
In a press conference yesterday, according to the Cuban press agency Prensa Latina, the NGO specified that the figure concerns the period between April 24 and the first days of May and that among the most affected locations, with 95 fatal victims, are. Mrécage, Corridor Djo and Santo 2. Here 17 corpses were burned and another 30 buried in mass graves.
The Rnddh criticized the weak response of law enforcement and stigmatized that criminal gangs (Mawozo 400 and Chen Mechan) acted with incredible violence, beheading people and killing them in cold blood.
In the region that gathers these cities, called Pianuradel Cul de Sac where at least 9,000 people have abandoned their homes, the NGO finally indicated, material damage was caused, with the fire of 81 buildings and 57 vehicles.
In the last few hours, the Haitian national police have ensured that they have regained control of the territory, even if the population maintains a cautious attitude, reducing travel to a minimum.
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