Get Out of Haiti as Soon as You Can, US Tells Its Citizens
- Seats have become hard to obtain on flights to Florida
- Violence worsened after 2021 assassination of President Moise
A man holds a Haitian flag as a tire burns during a demonstration in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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The US government urged its citizens to leave Haiti as soon as possible, as escalating gang violence makes it harder to travel.
In a statement, the US embassy in the country said commercial flights are filling up so quickly that seats may only be available days or weeks in advance.