shortages, and thousands of residents in a poor area of the capital, port au prince, could face starvation in the coming days. and now, there are reports of sexual violence being used as a weapon in the city s gang controlled areas. stephanie prentice reports: chaos in the capital and a situation being described as horrific. this is port au prince, a major city running on empty. food is scarce, water is scarce, gasoline is a scarce. what resources there are primarily controlled by violent gangs who have also cut off supply lines from the food producing south. bf} supply lines from the food producing south.- supply lines from the food producing south. 80 is facing a humanitarian producing south. 80 is facing a humanitarian catastrophe, - humanitarian catastrophe, millions of people are facing food insecurity, 1.8 million of them facing emergency levels of food insecurity. food insecurity. here in cite soleil, already food insecurity. here in cite soleil, already one - food insecuri
here in cite soleil, already one of port au prince s poorest areas, the situation is exacerbated by a lack of infrastructure. many people can t get to work, can t reach supplies and don t know where to turn. translation: | had to | take out a high-interest loan to survive. they lent me 2,000 haitian dollars. on top of poverty and hunger, women here in particular facing another threat with reports of widespread sexual violence, including children as young as ten and elderly women. they say gangs are using sexual violence to create a culture of fear. and amid the sphere, aid agencies are still trying to get through. the struggle to reach these communities along flooded roads emblematic of the global community s struggle with how to help. the us say they re sending in disaster response support
according to the un, almost 2 million people are experiencing acute food shortages and thousands of residents in an area of the capital, port au prince, could face starvation in the coming days. and there are now reports of sexual violence being used as a weapon in the city s gang controlled areas. stephanie prentice reports. gunfire chaos in the capital and a situation being described as horrific. this is port au prince, a major city running on empty. food is scarce, water is scarce, gasoline is scarce. what resources there are primarily controlled by violent gangs who ve also cut off supply lines from the food producing south. haiti is facing a humanitarian catastrophe, 4.7 million people are facing food insecurity, 1.8 million of them are facing emergency levels of food insecurity. here in cite soleil,
and a cholera outbreak. stephanie prentice reports. gunfire. chaos in the capital and a situation being described as horrific. this is port au prince, a major city running on empty. food is scarce, water is scarce, gasoline is scarce. what resources there are primarily controlled by violent gangs who ve also cut off supply lines from the food producing south. haiti is facing a humanitarian catastrophe, 4.7 million people are facing food insecurity, 1.8 million of them are facing emergency levels of food insecurity. here in cite soleil, already one of port au prince s poorest areas, the situation is exacerbated by a lack of infrastructure. many people can t get to work, can t reach supplies and don t know where to turn. translation: i had to take out a high-interest - loan to survive. they lent me 2,000 haitian dollars. on top of poverty and hunger, women here in particular facing another threat with reports of widespread sexual violence, including children as young as ten and elderly w
by violent gangs who ve also cut off supply lines from the food producing south. haiti is facing a humanitarian catastrophe, 4.7 million people are facing food insecurity, 1.8 million of them are facing emergency levels of food insecurity. here in cite soleil, already one of port au prince s poorest areas, the situation is exacerbated by a lack of infrastructure. many people can t get to work, can t reach supplies and don t know where to turn. translation: i had to take out a high-interest - loan to survive. they lent me 2,000 haitian dollars. on top of poverty and hunger, women here in particular translation: i had to take out a high-interest - on top of poverty and hunger, women here in particular facing another threat with reports of widespread sexual violence, including children as young as ten and elderly women. they say gangs are using sexual violence to create a culture of fear. and amid this fear, aid agencies are still trying to get through. the struggle to reach these