Unicef head says Haiti situation nears chaos of 'Mad Max'

March 18, 2024

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP)— The UN children’s agency chief offered a dire assessment Sunday of the chaotic situation in Haiti, saying it was “almost like a scene out of ‘Mad Max,'” which depicted a violent and lawless post-apocalyptic future.

“Haiti is a horrific situation,” UNICEF executive director Catherine Russell told CBS talk show “Face the Nation.”

“Many, many people there are suffering from serious hunger and malnutrition and we’re not able to get enough aid to them,” with gangs controlling large parts of capital Port-au-Prince as well as key roads leading elsewhere.

The situation is “the worst that anyone has seen in decades,” she said.

“It’s almost like a scene out of ‘Mad Max.’ That’s what it seems like,” Russell said of the 1979 film.

Haiti, already hit by drought, natural disasters and a weak government, has seen “the near-collapse of basic services,” a recent United Nations report warned.

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