There were 47 passengers on board, all U.S. citizens escaping the civil unrest and violence in the Caribbean nation.
MIAMI — The first flight from Haiti in two weeks landed at Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon, a source told CBS News Miami. The Global X charter flight from Cap-Haïtien touched down at 2:30 p.m.According to a flight attendant, there were 47 passengers on board, all of whom were U.S. citizens escaping the chaos. Passengers say they became aware of the U.S.-sponsored flight through an email and all became aware through the State Department web page.
Right now, gangs have nearly taken control of the capital Port-Au-Prince, where approximately one million people live. The constant gunfire has forced many residents to stay locked in their homes for fear of violence and there is a concern of starvation. Nearly all relief groups have stopped operating because of the violence. Avlot Quesaa was in Haiti visiting his mother and said conditions were terrible. 'The suffering you can only imagine,' he told CBS News Miami's Joan Murray.
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