Haitian gang leader offers truce and aid for earthquake victims following days of disruptions to relief
Earthquake victims reach for water being handed out during a food distribution in the Picot neighbourhood in Les Cayes, Haiti, Sunday, August 22, 2021, eight days after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the area
A HAITIAN gang leader has offered a truce and help for communities in the south-west of the earthquake-devastated country after looting caused days of disruption to relief operations.
In a Facebook video, Jimmy Cherizier, whose alias is Barbecue, said that the G9 Revolutionary Forces and its allies will participate in the relief efforts by bringing them help.
“We invite all compatriots to show solidarity with the victims by trying to share what little there is with them,” he said.
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