Haiti's spiraling crisis has brought violence and instability to the once-bustling streets of Port-au-Prince.
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Haiti's spiraling crisis has brought violence and instability to the once-bustling streets of Port-au-Prince.
Mandatory Credit: Evelio Contreras/CNN via CNN Newsource

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Nearly 1,000 Americans in Haiti have reached out to the US government, State Department says

The growing list of Americans in Haiti who have reached out to the US government was nearing 1,000 names on Tuesday, the State Department said, as the Caribbean nation struggles with rampant gang violence, political instability and an escalating humanitarian crisis.