The most vulnerable French nationals who wanted to leave Haiti with the help of the French government were able to join a national navy vessel which will transport them
“soon”
to Fort-de-France, according to a diplomatic source cited by AFP .
Sunday evening, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the establishment of “special flights” while the capital of Haiti is prey to violence and commercial air links with Port-au-Prince are interrupted.
“French nationals who wished to benefit from the special flights set up by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Armed Forces were able to board French helicopters to join a national navy vessel which will transport them to Fort-de-France soon. »
, specified the diplomatic source.
She was unable to say how many people have already been evacuated.
Resumption of violence
Some 1,100 French people, including a large number of dual nationals, live in Haiti, according to figures from the Quai d'Orsay.
On Sunday, the Quai d'Orsay clarified that the French embassy in Port-au-Prince remained open and continued its activity
"despite the degraded conditions"
.
“It remains fully mobilized in support of the French community on site
,” underlined the ministry which evacuated its non-essential staff.
Haiti, already the victim of a very serious political and security crisis, has been plagued by renewed violence since the beginning of the month, with several gangs having joined forces to attack strategic locations in Port-au-Prince.
Prime Minister Ariel Henry agreed to resign on March 11.
Since then, negotiations have been underway to form transitional authorities.
In the meantime, armed gangs are intensifying their attacks in the Haitian capital, of which they already control some 80%.