Gang Attacks in Artibonite Department Displace Thousands
Violent attacks by the ‘Gran Grif’ armed gang in the locality of Jean Denis, in Haiti's Artibonite department, have resulted in significant civilian displacement. According to a flash update from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on April 1, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has recorded 5,291 newly displaced people due to the violence that began in late March. The attacks also left between 19 and 70 people killed and caused numerous houses to be burned to the ground.