The Caribbean country remains facing widespread fuel shortages due to gang blockades of oil facilities amid protests centered on the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henri’s government.
Japan’s diplomacy has temporarily closed the country’s embassy in Haiti due to the worsening security situation and humanitarian crisis, the foreign ministry announced in Tokyo.
The Caribbean country remains facing widespread fuel shortages due to gang blockades of oil facilities amid protests centered on the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henri’s government. Economic activity has been paralyzed and many hospitals have closed or largely suspended their operations.
It is unclear how soon the Japanese embassy in Port-au-Prince will reopen, according to a Japanese foreign ministry official.
The government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has instructed the Japanese not to travel to Haiti for any reason and has also urged any citizens of the country there to leave as soon as possible.
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