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A man kicks burning tires during a protest as the government said it would extend a state of emergency for another month after an escalation in violence from gangs seeking to oust the Prime Minister Ariel Henry, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Image: Reuters)
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the embassy is in touch with the Indian community in the region.
External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Friday said that the embassy is in touch with the Indian community in the Caribbean region as the crisis unfolds in Haiti.
The law and order situation in Haiti has almost collapsed as criminal street gangs have taken control of the country. The capital of the Caribbean nation, Port-au-Prince is now 80% under the jurisdiction of these criminal gangs.
“The Embassy is in touch with the Indian community. They are monitoring the situation. As you know there is a crisis in Haiti, and if required, we will evacuate… We are ready to evacuate,” Jaiswal said.
The country has been convulsed for two weeks by a gang uprising, with the well-armed groups saying they wanted to topple Prime Minister Ariel Henry, an unpopular and unelected leader. Amid the conflict, which has come with warnings of famine and civil war, bodies have littered the streets in recent days as social order melted away.
The external affairs ministry shared phone numbers with email addresses of the control room set up to provide information and assistance.
“In view of the ongoing developments in Haiti, a 24-hours Control room has been set up in the Ministry of External Affairs to monitor the situation and provide information and assistance. In addition, the Embassy of India in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, which is concurrently accredited to the Republic of Haiti, has set up a 24-hours emergency helpline,” the MEA said in a press release.
Ministry of External Affairs Control Room Details
- 1800118797 (Toll free)
- +91-11-23012113
- +91-11-23014104
- +91-11-23017905
- +91-9968291988 (Whatsapp)
- situationroom@mea.gov.in
Ministry of External Affairs Control Room Details – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- +1 (849) 398-9889
- +1 (809) 870-3923
- +1 (849) 507-7612
- Landline: +1 8298934233, Extn: 203
- Landline: +1 8298934233, Extn: 213
- amb.sdomingo@mea.gov.in
- hoc.sdomingo@mea.gov.in
- com.sdomingo@mea.gov.in
- cons.sdomingo@mea.gov.in
Embattled Prime Minister Henry had agreed to step aside after an emergency meeting Monday that brought together parties including the US, UN and Caribbean representatives. They decided on a blueprint for Haitians to form a governing Transitional Presidential Council until elections can be held.
However, powerful gang leader Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier this week vowed to keep fighting even though Henry agreed to step down as the armed groups had demanded.
“We are going to continue the fight for Haiti’s liberation,” the former policeman, currently under UN sanctions, told Spanish-language network W Radio.
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