Canada Evacuating Vulnerable Canadian Citizens out of Haiti: Joly

Canada Evacuating Vulnerable Canadian Citizens out of Haiti: Joly
Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly arrives for a news conference in Ottawa about the situation in Haiti, on March 25, 2024. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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Canada airlifted 18 vulnerable Canadians out of Haiti by helicopter to the Dominican Republic Monday and more will be offered the chance to evacuate in the coming days, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said on March 25.

Haiti has been in a profound security crisis since mid-2021, when gangs took control of key infrastructure and started violent turf wars that have led to a collapse of most medical and food systems in the country.