Only 30 Americans Evacuated From Haiti as Nearly 1,000 Seek Assistance from US Government

‘This is a fluid situation,’ says the State Department spokesman.

Haitian security personnel guard outside the U.S. Embassy in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on April 29, 2019. CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images

Nearly 1,000 Americans have filled out a “crisis intake form” seeking assistance to leave Haiti, the U.S. Department of State has said as the Caribbean nation continues grappling with unprecedented gang violence and political instability.

Monday’s update follows the safe evacuation of over 30 American citizens to Miami from Cap-Haïtien on a U.S. government-chartered flight on Sunday, March 17, shedding light on the deteriorating security situation in the Caribbean nation.