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Thousands of Haitians flee violence as gangs battle for control of unstable streets

Violence has spiked in Haiti's capital as rival groups battle with one another or the police for control of the streets, displacing thousands and worsening the country's humanitarian crisis.

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Thousands of Haitians flee violence as gangs battle for control of unstable streets

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  1. Thousands of Haitians flee violence as gangs battle for control of unstable streets

  2. People gather around a car where volunteers distribute food to refugees at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence at the Saint Yves Church in Port-au-Prince, July 26.

  3. A man sleeps on top of buckets as a child looks on at a school where people with disabilities and their families have been taking shelter after their settlement was burned down by gangs a month ago, in Port-au-Prince, July 27.

  4. A man sleeps on a bed placed over wooden pallets at a school where people with disabilities and their families have been taking shelter after their settlement was burned down by gangs a month ago, in Port-au-Prince, July 27. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

  5. A young girl and a woman look on at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence at the Saint Yves Church in Port-au-Prince, July 26. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

  6. A girl looks at the camera inside a shelter for families displaced by gang violence at the Saint Yves Church in Port-au-Prince, July 26. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

  7. A girl looks at the camera inside a shelter for families displaced by gang violence at the Saint Yves Church in Port-au-Prince, July 26. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

  8. Volunteers distribute food to refugees from a pickup truck at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence at the Saint Yves Church in Port-au-Prince, July 26. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

  9. A woman washes clothes  at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence at the Saint Yves Church in Port-au-Prince, July 26. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

  10. Volunteers distribute bread at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence at the Saint Yves Church in Port-au-Prince, July 26. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

  11. A woman doing laundry looks up at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence at the Saint Yves Church in Port-au-Prince, July 26. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

  12. A man walks past a mural under an overpass in Port-au-Prince, July 26. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

  13. A young woman gets her hair dyed at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence at the Saint Yves Church in Port-au-Prince, July 26. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

  14. A woman goes up the stairs at a school where people with disabilities and their families have been taking shelter after their settlement was burned down by gangs a month ago, in Port-au-Prince, July 27. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

  15. A woman smiles at her newborn baby at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence at the Saint Yves Church in Port-au-Prince, July 26. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

  16. People sit at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence at the Saint Yves Church in Port-au-Prince, July 26. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

  17. A boy lies on the floor at a school where people with disabilities and their families have been taking shelter after their settlement was burned down by gangs a month ago in Port-au-Prince, July 27. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

  18. A woman cooks in the backyard of a shelter for families displaced by gang violence at the Saint Yves Church in Port-au-Prince, July 26. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

  19. A boy sits in front of a church  as he drinks juice and holds a piece of bread given to him by volunteers at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence at the Saint Yves Church in Port-au-Prince, July 26. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

  20. People gather in the backyard of a shelter for families displaced by gang violence at the Saint Yves Church in Port-au-Prince, July 26. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

  21. Children are seen at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence at the Saint Yves Church in Port-au-Prince, July 26. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

  22. A man poses for a photo in front of his makeshift shelter with a U.S. flag covering the entrance at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence at the Saint Yves Church in Port-au-Prince, July 26. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

  23. A woman sits on a cot at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence at the Saint Yves Church in Port-au-Prince, July 26. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

  24. A boy lies on the floor at a school where people with disabilities and their families have been taking shelter after their settlement was burned down by gangs a month ago, in Port-au-Prince, July 27. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

  25. People with disabilities and their families shelter inside a school after their settlement was burned down by gangs a month ago, in Port-au-Prince, July 27. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

  26. A boy looks on inside a shelter for families displaced by gang violence at the Saint Yves Church in Port-au-Prince, July 26. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

  27. A girl looks at the camera at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence at the Saint Yves Church in Port-au-Prince, July 26. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

  28. A young woman is seen reflected in a piece of a broken mirror as she gets her hair dyed at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence at the Saint Yves Church in Port-au-Prince, July 26. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

  29. A man sits next to his tent at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence at the Saint Yves Church in Port-au-Prince, July 26. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

  30. Volunteers distribute food to refugees from a pickup truck at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence at the Saint Yves Church in Port-au-Prince, July 26. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

  31. A baby crawls on the ground at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence at the Saint Yves Church in Port-au-Prince, July 26. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

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