From The New York Times-
“It was scary, really scary,” said
Archdeacon Abiade Lozama of the Episcopal Church of Haiti, which owns
the hospital. “Every day, things become more difficult, day after day.”
Though
the country has been trapped for years in cycles of political and
economic dysfunction, many Haitians say the current crisis is worse than
anything they have ever experienced. Lives that were already extremely
difficult, here in the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, have
become even more so.
Weeks of unrest
around Haiti, coupled with rampant corruption and economic malaise, have
led to soaring prices, a disintegration of public services and a
galloping sense of insecurity and lawlessness. At least 30 people have
been killed in the demonstrations in the past few weeks, including 15 by
police officers, according to the United Nations.
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