Port-au-Prince's Downtown Struggles for Survival

The lower part of Port-au-Prince and its surroundings symbolize a capital city in decline.

The lower part of Port-au-Prince and its surroundings symbolize a capital city in decline. Both central and local authorities have lost control over the historic center of the Haitian capital. This process, which did not begin yesterday, reached its peak on February 29, 2024, when gangs that dictate the law in the metropolitan area decided to attack everything that symbolizes the state. The downtown area, still scarred by the earthquake of January 12, 2010, has been unable to withstand the onslaught of these gangs.

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