Mattress, bag of clothes, gallons of water are among the things residents of Carrefour-Feuilles grabbed as they fled the attacks of the Grand Ravine gang. They take refuge in the Carrefour high school. Photo of Juhakenson Blaise/ The Haitian Times
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In Haiti, Carrefour-Feuilles residents seek refuge at the local high school after gang members attacked their village in August.
CARREFOUR-FEUILLES, Haiti — Several hundreds of residents from Carrefour-Feuilles, a village 10 miles from Port-au-Prince, fled after armed individuals believed to be members of the Gran Ravin gang broke into their homes, killed some of them and set their houses on fire on Aug. 13 and Aug. 14.
Residents fled to Carrefour-Feuilles High School and in front of Radio Caraïbes, a local radio station. They sought help from the police but in vain. So on Wednesday, hundreds of demonstrators from the village stood in front of the Armed Forces of Haiti (FADH) headquarters to beg the Haitian army to rescue them.
Here are some pictures of some of the refugees at Carrefour-Feuilles High School. All photos were taken by Juhakenson Blaise.
Mattress, bag of clothes, gallons of water are among the things residents of Carrefour-Feuilles grabbed as they fled the attacks of the Grand Ravine gang. They take refuge in the Carrefour high school. Photo of Juhakenson Blaise/ The Haitian TimesResidents, fleeing the attack of the Grand Ravine gang, have found refuge in the Carrefour-Feuilles high school building since Sunday, August 13, 2023. Photo by Juhakenson Blaise/ The Haitian TimesA little girl stands at the Carrefour-Feuilles high school after fleeing her home due to a gang attack. Photo by Juhakenson Blaise/ The Haitian TimesRefugees at Carrefour-Feuilles High School’s basketball court. Photo by Juhakenson Blaise/ The Haitian TimesA man speaks after he had to flee his home in Carrefour-Feuilles. Photo by Juhakenson Blaise/ The Haitian TimesA boy looks inside Carrefour-Feuilles High School. Photo by Juhakenson Blaise/ The Haitian Times
I am Juhakenson Blaise, a journalist based in the city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. I cover the news that develops in this city and deals with other subjects related to the experience of Haitians for the Haitian Times newspaper. I am also a lover of poetry.
Email me at onz@haitiantimes.com
Onz Chery is a Haiti correspondent for The Haitian Times. Chery started his journalism career as a City College of New York student with The Campus. He later wrote for First Touch, local soccer leagues in New York and Elite Sports New York before joining The Haitian Times in 2019.
