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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - MARCH 09: Haitians in the capital Port-au-Prince forced to flee their homes amid spiraling gang violence. Video was captured Anadolu on Saturday (March 09) shows Haitians are preparing to leave their shelters. Haiti’s government extended on Thursday the nighttime curfew and state of emergency in the capital of Port-au-Prince for a month amid a wave of violence unleashed by armed groups. An initial three-day curfew was announced over the weekend, but gangs have continued attacking police stations and other official institutions, which has the police besieged and outnumbered to combat the armed gangs. According to official figures, a dozen police buildings have been attacked. The measure was adopted in the absence of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, whom the gangs seek to overthrow and who is in Puerto Rico after having signed a bilateral accord in Kenya to finalize details for the deployment of 1,000 police officers to retake control of the troubled Caribbean nation. The violence increased after Henry committed on Thursday last week to hold elections in August 2025. Since then, the gangs who claim to seek to remove him from power have increased their attacks. The US government has asked Prime Minister Henry to “move forward with elections.” Gang leader and former police officer Jimmy "Barbecue" Chérizier threatened on Wednesday to cause a "civil war" if Henry does not step down. (Footage by Guerinault Louis /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)