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13 July 2022 04:22 (UTC +04:00)

Gun battles between rival Haitian gangs near the capital Port-au-Prince have left thousands trapped in a small coastal town without access to water, food or medical care, a local pastor and a foreign aid group said on Tuesday, APA reports citing Reuters.

More than 50 people have been killed since Friday in the town of Cite Soleil, the mayor said. The United Nations said on Tuesday that violence is forcing it to move food aid and workers by air and ship from Port-au-Prince to other parts of the country.

Residents have not been able to leave the Cite Soleil neighborhood of Brooklyn since fighting broke out, said Pastor Jean Enock Joseph. The town has a population of 250,000.

"People can't get through. Food can't get through," Joseph said in a telephone interview. "We are in a serious situation from a humanitarian standpoint."

Doctors Without Borders in a statement said that the road leading to the neighborhood was littered with burning or decomposing bodies.