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France offers evacuation flights for vulnerable citizens in Haiti

Published: 24 Mar 2024 - 07:49 pm | Last Updated: 24 Mar 2024 - 07:51 pm
File: A protester burns tires during a demonstration following the resignation of its Prime Minister Ariel Henry, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 12, 2024. (Photo by Clarens Siffroy / AFP)

File: A protester burns tires during a demonstration following the resignation of its Prime Minister Ariel Henry, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 12, 2024. (Photo by Clarens Siffroy / AFP)

AFP

Paris: France will provide special flights for its "most vulnerable" citizens to leave Haiti, Paris' foreign ministry said on Sunday, as air links with Port-au-Prince have been cut during political chaos.

"France's embassy in Port-au-Prince remains open and is still working despite the degraded conditions," the ministry told AFP in a statement, adding that staff are "completely mobilised to support the French community on the ground".