Monday March 18, 2024, Vedant Patel, the Spokesperson for the Department of State revealed that "nearly 1,000 Americans have filled out a 'crisis intake form' seeking assistance in Haiti", referring to the form available on the website from the Department of State to request assistance.

Vedant Patel, made this statement the day after the landing on Sunday March 17 in Miami of 47 Americans on a charter evacuation flight chartered by the American Government from Cap Haitien https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-41909-haiti-flash-the-first-flight-of-americans-fleeing-the-chaos-in-haiti-landed-in-miami.html

"It is not hyperbole to say that this is one of the most dire humanitarian situations in the world," Patel said. "Gang violence continues to make the security situation in Haiti untenable, and it is a region that demands our attention."

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