Haiti is “in a state of chaos” as violent gangs “eat the people they have killed”, a journalist in the country tells Daily Express US.
Violence has plagued the country’s capital of Port-au-Prince for years, but the situation has escalated drastically as gangs demand that Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry resign.
A state of emergency has been declared in the country after gangs attacked two prisons, setting many criminals free.
It is now thought that 80 percent of the Haitian capital is controlled by these gangs.
Describing the violence in the country, Wildlore Mérancourt told Daily Express US that cannibalism has been witnessed on the streets as the violence reaches “unprecedented” levels.
The editor-in-chief of AyiboPost said: “Haiti is living in a total chaotic situation right now. It is total chaos everywhere, especially in the capital where I am right now.
“Haiti has a leader, Prime Minister Ariel Henry, but he is not inside the country right now. In the meantime you have gangs waging full attacks on key institutions.
“You also have attacks on police stations. On February 28 a police station was attacked. The officers were in there for three hours crying for help, and after that, we saw images of officers being cut by machetes being shared on social media.
“The gangs are heavily armed with guns from the US, but they are also equipped with high-level technology like drones.
“The level of violence is unprecedented. The gangs seemingly want to kill as many people as they can. They are in a fear campaign where they want to appear as murderous and as violent as possible.”
He continued: “For instance, we have seen images of gang leaders eating people they have killed. We have seen images of people being tortured when they are kidnapped.
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