Finding closure for loved ones killed by gangs on a relentless rampage through Haiti’s capital and beyond is growing harder day by day in a country where burial rituals are sacred and the dead veneratedAs killings surge, Haitians struggle to bury loved ones and find closure in violent capitalPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Dressed in black and white, the crowd of angry teenagers squeezed into a narrow street in Haiti’s capital. Finding closure for loved ones killed by gangs on a relentless rampage through Haiti’s capital and beyond is growing harder day by day in a country where burial rituals are sacred and the dead venerated. Still, there are those like Joseph’s friends and family who brave the streets despite the danger of whizzing bullets so they can give their loved ones a proper burial. Although many in Solino refuse to speak to reporters, the community welcomed a team of Associated Press journalists the day Joseph was buried. His mother, Daphne St. Cyr, recalled how Joseph loved school and wanted to become an agronomist.

Source: ABC News May 19, 2024 04:14 UTC