The rescue comes during an ongoin­g unrest that has plunge­d Haiti into a politi­cal crisis­OTTAWA: A group of 131 Canadian tourists on Saturday were evacuated via helicopter from their beachside resort in Haiti after being trapped for one week at the site due to ongoing unrest. The tourists were ferried in shifts to the Port-au-Prince international airport, where they boarded a flight to Canada, tour operator Transat told AFP. Thousands of Haitians protest corruption, rising living costs“The only way currently to leave was by helicopter. Separately, there are 25 high school students from Quebec schools still trying to get home from Haiti. On Friday, Canada officially warned its citizens against all travel to Haiti, an advisory issued after the temporary closure of its embassy in Port-au-Prince.

Source: The Express Tribune February 17, 2019 06:56 UTC