Haiti’s Port-au-Prince airport has been reopened after being closed for nearly three months after unprecedented gang violence forced it to close, effectively sealing the capital city off from the rest of the world. The only way to safely reopen the airport was to bulldoze hundreds of homes in its immediate vicinity, according to two Haitian officials briefed on the plans. PHOTO: A view of the Toussaint Louverture International Airport which reopened after nearly three months closed due to gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, May 20, 2024. Residents of the homes who were forced to flee the area are due to be compensated for the moves, according to those officials. The deployment comes just as Kenyan President Ruto is set to have a state visit to Washington, D.C.Haiti’s Port-au-Prince airport reopens for first time since country hit with gang violence originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News May 20, 2024 21:34 UTC