Haiti

DNA: What's happening in Haiti?

Haiti Violence: Now we will do an analysis of the 'civil war' of the Caribbean country Haiti, where the fire of violence is slowly spreading across the country.

Mar 05, 2024, 23:36 PM IST

US blocks Texas border, begins flying Haitians to their homeland

Haitians have been migrating to the US in large numbers from South America for several years, many having left their Caribbean nation after a devastating 2010 earthquake.

Sep 20, 2021, 07:19 AM IST

US ramps up plan to expel Haitian migrants gathered in Texas border city

The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that it moved about 2,000 of the migrants who had gathered under and near a bridge in the border city of Del Rio to other locations on Friday. 

Sep 19, 2021, 08:24 AM IST

Haiti earthquake death toll touches 2,248 mark

At least 25,000 people are still unable to return home, as over 53,000 houses were destroyed and over 83,000 were damaged by the natural disaster.

Sep 07, 2021, 10:04 AM IST

Situation deteriorates in quake-hit Haiti, starving citizens loot aid trucks

Aid organization Food for the Poor said that four of its trucks were attacked by local residents and looted on Friday as they delivered food and water to rural communities in the south.

Aug 21, 2021, 12:32 PM IST

Massive earthquake leaves Haiti 'on its knees', death toll reaches 2,189

Following another night of rains, residents in Les Cayes, including those camped in a mushrooming tent city in the city center, complained of scant assistance.

Aug 19, 2021, 08:45 AM IST

Haiti earthquake survivors cry for help, hospitals struggling to save lives

An earthquake of 7.2 magnitudes struck Haiti on Saturday morning which killed nearly 2,000 people and destroyed about 37,312 houses. Victims of the disaster are still clamouring for food, shelter and medical aid.

Aug 18, 2021, 20:40 PM IST

Double whammy for Haiti: Storm ravages country after quake leaves nearly 2,000 dead

The massive earthquake that rocked the small Caribbean nation of Haiti killed nearly 1,941 people leaving the citizens desperate for food, shelter and medical aid. The search and rescue efforts took a back seat as tropical storm 'Grace' battered across the country causing dangerous flooding.

Aug 18, 2021, 13:08 PM IST

Haiti quake survivors cry for food, doctors, shelter as death toll nears 2,000

Search and rescue efforts in quake-hit Haiti resumed after a tropical storm lashed the Caribbean nation causing dangerous flooding. 

Aug 18, 2021, 07:36 AM IST

Haiti earthquake death toll soars to 1,297, rescue operations underway- In pics

At least 1,297 people were killed and 5,700 were injured after the 7.2-magnitude quake struck off Haiti’s coast. 

Aug 16, 2021, 07:11 AM IST

Haiti quake death toll rises to 724 as tropic storm looms

The death toll in Haiti's earthquake rose to 724 as rescue workers scrambled to find survivors buried under buildings.

Aug 15, 2021, 21:24 PM IST

Earthquake of magnitude 7.2 hits Haiti, kills over 300

The 7.2-magnitude quake was followed by a series of aftershocks. 

Aug 15, 2021, 06:18 AM IST

At least 29 killed after 7.2 magnitude earthquake jolts Haiti

The epicenter of the quake was about 125 kilometers (78 miles) west of the capital of Port-au-Prince, the U.S. Geological Survey said, and widespread damage was reported.

Aug 14, 2021, 23:28 PM IST

Haiti's murdered president Jovenel Moise laid to rest with tensions high

Jovenel Moise was gunned down in his home in Port-au-Prince before dawn on July 7, setting off a new political crisis in the Caribbean country that has struggled with poverty, lawlessness and instability.

Jul 23, 2021, 19:53 PM IST

Haiti requests US, UN forces to protect key infrastructure after President Jovenel Moise's assassination

"We were in a situation where we believed that infrastructure of the country – the port, airport and energy infrastructure – might be a target," the Haitian minister told Reuters.

Jul 10, 2021, 14:57 PM IST

Haiti President Jovenel Moise's assassination: PM Narendra Modi offers condolences, what all we know so far

Moise, backed by the international community, had been pushing to hold both elections and a constitutional referendum in September, efforts that were vehemently opposed by Haitian civil society, which had called first for a transitional government to guide the country to a vote.

Jul 09, 2021, 09:10 AM IST

Haiti struggles to maintain peace, country's future uncertain after brazen slaying of president

Inflation and gang violence are spiraling upward as food and fuel become scarcer, while 60per cent of Haitian workers earn less than USD 2 a day. The increasingly dire situation comes as Haiti is still trying to recover from the devastating 2010 earthquake and Hurricane Matthew in 2016 following a history of dictatorship and political upheaval.

 

Jul 08, 2021, 15:54 PM IST

After Haiti President's assassination UN chief urges for calm, Security Council likely to meet

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denounced the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise on Wednesday while the UN Security Council expressed deep shock, sorrow and sympathy over Moise`s death.

Jul 07, 2021, 21:44 PM IST

Haitian President Jovenal Moise shot dead at home overnight

Amid a rising wave of politically linked violence in the impoverished Caribbean nation Haiti, President Jovenal Moise was shot dead by unidentified attackers in his private residence overnight.

Jul 07, 2021, 16:35 PM IST

Private plane crash in Haiti kills all six on board, including two Americans

Two American missionaries along with four other people on board a private plane were killed when the aircraft crashed in Haiti, southwest of the capital Port-au-Prince. The identities of the other four passengers were not immediately released by officials. 

Jul 04, 2021, 13:25 PM IST