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Fuel Tanker Explodes in Haiti, Killing More Than 60
Scores more were injured in the blast, the latest tragedy to hit a country that has been rocked by political violence, natural disasters, poverty and hunger.

By Harold Isaac and Oscar Lopez
Dec. 14, 2021

CAP-HAÏTIEN, Haiti — More than 60 people were killed and scores more were wounded early Tuesday when a truck carrying gasoline exploded in northern Haiti, officials said.

The truck, carrying some 9,000 gallons of fuel, swerved and toppled over in a residential area of the city of Cap-Haïtien, according to local officials and witnesses. A crowd then gathered to siphon off its gas before the truck exploded around midnight, scorching everything in a 100-yard radius, said Frandy Jean, the head of firefighters for northern Haiti.




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Jacqueline Charles @Jacquiecharles wrote: Large amount of smoke coming from area of presidential palace in #Port-au-Prince at this very moment; gunshots also reverberating in area. Gangs still blocking fuel nearby. #Haiti
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UN report: Modern weapons being smuggled to Haiti from US

EDITH M. LEDERER
Sat, March 4, 2023 at 7:35 AM GMT+1

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Increasingly sophisticated weapons are being trafficked into Haiti mainly from the United States and especially from Florida amid worsening lawlessness in the impoverished Caribbean nation, according to a U.N. report released Friday.

The report by the Vienna-based Office on Drugs and Crime said a network of criminal actors including members of the Haitian diaspora “often source firearms from across the U.S.” and smuggle them into Haiti illegally by land from the neighboring Dominican Republic, by air including to clandestine airstrips, but most frequently by sea.

“Popular handguns selling for $400-$500 at federally licensed firearms outlets or private gun shows in the U.S. can be resold for as much as $10,000 in Haiti,” the report said. “Higher-powered rifles such as AK47s, AR15s and Galils are typically in higher demand from gangs, commanding correspondingly higher prices.”

The U.S Department of Homeland Security’s investigations unit reported “a surge in firearms trafficking from Florida to Haiti between 2021 and 2022” and a spokesman described the recovery of increasingly sophisticated weapons destined for Haitian ports “including .50 caliber sniper rifles, .308 rifles, and even belt-fed machine guns,” according to the report.

“Weapons are frequently procured through straw man purchases in U.S. states with looser gun laws and fewer purchasing restrictions” and then transported to Florida where they are concealed inside consumer products, electronic equipment, garment linings, frozen food items and even the hull of freighters, it said. “On arrival in Haiti, including major hubs such as Port-de-Paix and Port-au-Prince, cargo is offloaded and passed on to end-users via a host of intermediaries.”

The 47-page report, entitled “Haiti’s Criminal Markets: Mapping Trends in Firearms and Drug Trafficking,” cites the challenges of patrolling 1,771 kilometers (1,100 miles) of Haiti's coastline and a 392-kilometer (243-mile) border with the Dominican Republic with national police, border and coast guard operations that are severely under-staffed, under-resourced and “increasingly targeted by gangs.”




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US forces fly in to beef up security at the embassy in Haiti and evacuate nonessential personnel

https://apnews.com/article/haiti-us-emb ... d3156dbd23
The U.S. military said Sunday that it had flown in forces to beef up security at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti and allow nonessential personnel to leave.

The aircraft flew to the embassy compound, the U.S. Southern Command said, meaning that the effort involved helicopters. It was careful to point out that “no Haitians were on board the military aircraft.” That seemed aimed at quashing any speculation that senior government officials might be leaving as the gang attacks in Haiti worsen.

The neighborhood around the embassy in the capital, Port-au-Prince, is largely controlled by gangs.

“This airlift of personnel into and out of the Embassy is consistent with our standard practice for Embassy security augmentation worldwide, and no Haitians were on board the military aircraft,” according to the Southcom statement.
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Florida Republicans ask Biden to allow Navy to aid in interdictions of Haitian migrants

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4539 ... press.coop
Florida Republican Reps. Matt Gaetz, Gus Biliarakis, Anna Paulina Luna and Daniel Webster all signed the letter sent to Biden calling on him to declare an “anticipated mass migration of aliens en route to, or arriving off the coast of, the United States.” They referenced an executive order signed by former President George W. Bush to address illegal migration in the Caribbean region.

“A declaration pursuant to Executive Order 13276 is necessary to reinforce the State of Florida’s efforts by utilizing Department of Defense vessels to conduct maritime interdictions and interceptions of aliens from Haiti and repatriate them, preferably to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as this limits the financial obligation of U.S. taxpayers,” the lawmakers wrote.

They also cited comments made by military officials during a House Armed Services Committee hearing last week, where Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson said she put in a request for “increased capability” to address potential mass migration.

“We urge you to engage the necessary assets to conduct maritime interdictions and interceptions of Haitians,” the letter concluded.

Haiti has been in political turmoil for weeks as the country struggles with rampant gang violence and political instability. The escalating violence prompted the U.S. to urge all Americans out of the country and start evacuating the U.S. Embassy, where it also deployed a group of Marines.
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This is a horrible situation and I don't have an answer, but taking people back to Port au Prince seems dangerous! I mean, maybe some people they interdict in the ocean may not be from there.
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Rolodex wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:58 pm This is a horrible situation and I don't have an answer, but taking people back to Port au Prince seems dangerous! I mean, maybe some people they interdict in the ocean may not be from there.
Also ignores sovereignity issues like Haiti denying the ships entry to nationally controlled waters (a fictive thing as Haiti has no navy nor coast guard that could prevent that), and entry into a harbor requires the permisson of the local harbour master. The Navy would have to "attack" some beach and unload the people from landing boats.
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If Ukraining Russians ran to Florida because they feared violence from Ukrainian authorities or Ukraining gangs, I bet the Florida GOP folks would welcome them with open arms.

I wonder what makes Haiti different. :think:
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