Bandits out, police officers down
Bandits out, police officers down
Violence and disorder is rising in Haiti as impatience for help is getting stronger in the quake-battered country.
To the despair of the people who were left homeless with scarce food and water supplies, another tragedy was added. The Haitian national jail was one of the buildings that broke down during last Tuesday’s earthquake opening the bars for three thousand criminals. At the same time, CNN reports that the National Police Force in Port-au-Prince has dropped from four thousand people to one thousand and five hundred, according to the National Police Chief Mario Andresol. As thugs were being freed from prison, policemen were being trapped under the rubbles of other falling buildings. Some are already dead, others seriously injured and unable to help restore the order in the Haitian capital. Amidst the panic and general disorder caused by the disastrous earthquake, the released inmates have found themselves the ideal field to take action.
It all started with lootings, but now aid missions seem like a better target. Two aid workers were seriously injured when shot while handing out supplies. The police opened fire against the looters killing at least one person. The UN voted to send more peacekeeping forces on the spot to help control these outbreaks of violence.
The US is considering to send supplies through airdrops across Haiti, even though there is a risk of riots on the ground. More than two thousand US Marines are set to join the one thousand US troops on the ground, according to the BBC.
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