Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti (February 10, 2019)
Locations:
- Bourdon Road (Burning Tires near Water ReserveTank)
- Rue Oswald Durand (Burning Tires)
- Vivy Mitchell (Throwing stones near Police Station)
- Delmas 31 (Rock throwing in the area of St Patrick and shootings)
- Avenue John Brown (Ongoing demonstration)
- Bel-Air (Ongoing demonstration)
- Bon Repos (Ongoing demonstration)
- Kenscoff road (Burning barricades)
- Carrefour Feuilles (Ongoing demonstration)
- Morne Cabrit on the National Road #3 (Barricades and burning tires)
- Carrefour (Ongoing demonstration)
- Route Frères (Roadblocks in the area of Public Market and Djoumbala)
- Carrefour Aeroport (Demonstration)
- Carradeux (Barricades and Burning tires)
- Mais Gaté (Burning tires)
- Gerald Bataille (Burning tires)
- Nazon (Demonstration)
- Carrefour Fleuriot (Burning Tires)
Events: Reports of gunfire and roadblocks/burning barricades continue to come in. There remains a lot of debris in the streets and protests are continuing into today by small and violent groups.
Shelter in place remains in effect for U.S. Embassy personnel.
Actions to Take:
- Avoid the area
- Avoid demonstrations and any large gatherings of people;
- Do not attempt to drive through roadblocks; and
- If you encounter a roadblock, turn around and get to a safe area.
Assistance:
- State Department – Consular Affairs
- Haiti Country Information
- Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive security updates
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