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Carlos Suarez
CNN Correspondent

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AMH, Haitian Medical Association
Port-au-Prince, Haiti

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Getty Images

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File
AFPTV
Port-au-Prince, Haiti

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Floridadisasterorg

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THE SITUATION IN HAITI CONTINUES TO DETERIORATE AS GANG VIOLENCE TAKES OVER THE ISLAND NATION AND RESIDENTS ARE LEFT WITH NOWHERE TO GO
THE U-N WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME SAYS THE VIOLENCE HAS NOW LEFT MILLIONS OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM ACUTE HUNGER
CNN'S CARLOS SUAREZ HAS THE LATEST

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Carlos Suarez, CNN Correspondent: Medical care in Haiti is on the verge of disaster That according to the Secretary General of the Haitian Medical Association, who said that the three main hospitals in Port-au-Prince are all closed due to gang violence and looting CNN obtained a video inside of one hospital You can see the place has been ransacked, shattered glass and debris cover the grounds Medical personnel fear outbreaks of diseases are likely On Friday, the Haitian government extended a curfew in the country through Sunday According to a government statement, police have ordered to use, quote 'all legal means to enforce the curfew and stop public demonstrations' On Thursday, armed men attacked the home of Haiti's National police director and set fire to the place It doesn't appear that anyone was hurt Now on the humanitarian front, authorities in the Dominican Republic said the transport of aid and United Nations non-essential personnel could get underway next week An air bridge would have two connection points in the Dominican Republic and one near Port-au-Prince, Haiti Officials are said to be finalizing the details of that plan And the state of Florida is now collecting the names and information of Americans stranded in Haiti The portal run by the division of emergency management features a questionnaire asking for the location where a person needs to be rescued from The US State Department has also directed US citizens in Haiti to fill out a form with information on the embassy's website Now in October, Florida officials did something similar in Israel The state contracted with private organizations to fly Americans out of Israel following the October 7th attacks, when commercial flights were canceled out of Israel It's unclear if Florida will try the same rescue efforts in Haiti The country's main airport in Port-au-Prince remains closed though CNN has learned it could soon reopen Carlos Suarez, CNN, Miami

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