In Haiti, as gangs turn life into survival, every day feels like the last

In Haiti, as gangs turn life into survival, every day feels like the last

By Marie Alexandra Michel Haiti was never an easy place to live. But for me, everything changed in 2018 and escalated at light speed. Protests erupted, fuel became scarse and violence intensified. People slept at gas stations just to secure a few gallons. Lockdowns followed, including the longest one in 2019 — peyi lòk — which lasted nearly 10 weeks. By the time I returned to Port-au-Prince in 2020 after a medical internship in Les Cayes, the ma…