Canada evacuating vulnerable Canadian citizens out of Haiti: Joly

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada is airlifting weak Canadians out of Haiti by helicopter to the Dominican Republic as circumstances proceed to deteriorate. 

Haiti has been in a profound safety disaster since mid-2021, when gangs took management of key infrastructure and began violent turf wars which have led to a collapse of most medical and meals techniques within the nation.

Two weeks in the past, unelected Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry agreed to resign as soon as a transitional council is fashioned to supervise a global army intervention led by Kenya.

Earlier this month, Canada airlifted most of its diplomats from its embassy in Port-au-Prince by helicopter, sending them to the neighbouring Dominican Republic to work remotely due to an more and more unstable safety scenario.

Officials mentioned on March 14 there have been shut to three,000 Canadians formally registered as remaining within the nation. Some have since reportedly left by means of personal evacuation companies.

So far, Joly says, Canada has airlifted 18 weak Canadians overseas.