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United Nations fears Haiti crisis


Yvon Neptune visited a burned-out
police station in Saint Marc

The United Nations has warned of an impending humanitarian crisis in Haiti, which has seen an escalation of violence, mainly in the north.

Aid agency officials said clashes between rebels and security forces were seriously disrupting the distribution of food to tens of thousands of people.

The World Food Programme has been helping about 25,000 people who lost their harvests in the December floods.

About 40 people have died in street violence since last Thursday.

About 10 towns in north-western Haiti have been affected by the street violence, follows months of anti-government protests.

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