Unicef head says Haiti situation nears chaos of Mad Max
- Situation in impoverished Haiti is the ‘worst in decades’, Unicef’s Catherine Russell says
- Gang-fuelled chaos has created a dire humanitarian situation on the Caribbean island
The UN children’s agency chief offered a dire assessment on Sunday of the chaotic situation in Haiti, saying it was “almost like a scene out of Mad Max”, a 1979 film that depicts 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.
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“It’s almost like a scene out of Mad Max. That’s what it seems like,” Russell said.