Recent clashes between rival gangs in Haiti's capital suburbs have resulted in at least 78 deaths and 66 injuries since Saturday, according to the UN. The escalating gang violence has plunged the impoverished Caribbean nation into further insecurity.

Clashes between rival gangs in the suburbs of Haiti’s capital have killed at least 78 people and wounded 66 since Saturday, the United Nations office in Haiti said on Thursday. The toll included 10 civilians. Haiti, the Caribbean’s poorest country, has faced spiralling gang violence and worsening insecurity over the past two years.