Dozens of Haitians gathered around the few remaining petrol stations in Port-Au-Prince on Friday to get their hands on at least a handheld tank worth of fuel.
”I’ve been getting up at three in the morning for the past three or four days to find gasoline. There is none. It’s hitting public transport, motorcycles, trucks. Those who refuse to stop driving must pay for very expensive fuel,” says Haitian resident Steeve Kenny Michel.
Days of fuel shortages have left people with few transportation options, forced the closure of some businesses and threatened the daily running of hospitals since gangs started blocking ports that hold fuel stores.
”It’s imperative for me to sell my car and leave this country,” said Yvener Gustave, a driver in Haiti’s capital. ”It’s been 22 days since I was able to work. I must leave.”
The island nation has been struggling with shortages and lawlessness following the July assassination of President Jovenel Moise.
Elections originally scheduled for November have been suspended after Prime Minister Ariel Henry dismissed the council that organizes the vote.
