Haiti Police Rescue Women, Children as Gangs Surround Hospital, Director Says

FILE - The entrance at the Fontaine Hospital Center is seen in a slum of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 23, 2023. An armed gang surrounded the facility on Nov. 15, trapping in it scores of women, children and newborns, according to its director.

A heavily armed gang surrounded a hospital in Haiti on Wednesday, trapping women, children and newborns inside until police rescued them, according to the director of the medical center who pleaded for help via social media.