Nearly 6,000 people forced to flee, human rights group says, as it criticises ‘abandonment’ from authoritiesAt least 70 people have been killed and 30 injured during an attack in Haiti’s breadbasket Artibonite region, significantly more than...
Source: The Guardian
Nearly 6,000 people forced to flee, human rights group says, as it criticises ‘abandonment’ from authorities
At least 70 people have been killed and 30 injured during an attack in Haiti’s breadbasket Artibonite region, significantly more than official estimates, a human rights group has said.
Police initially reported 16 dead and 10 injured, while a preliminary report from civil protection authorities suggested 17 had died and 19 were wounded.
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