Gunfire booms in Haiti as politicians seek to form interim gov't
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00:00 Haiti's main prison was set alight on Thursday.
00:03 The same one that was attacked two weeks ago with gangs letting its inmates out.
00:10 This was just one of several attacks.
00:12 A police official's house was set on fire.
00:15 There were shootings at a police academy and at the national airport.
00:19 This flare-up comes after three relatively quiet days that followed Prime Minister Ariel
00:25 Henry's resignation.
00:27 Police who have forced many to flee their killings, kidnappings and rapes now say all
00:32 he's stepping down isn't enough.
00:35 Residents are desperate for leaders who would bring security.
00:39 A transition council is being put in place but there have been disagreements among parties.
00:46 We need someone who understands the people, us as human beings.
00:51 Somebody who will give us a better life.
00:53 We didn't want to flee our houses.
00:54 We don't want to be wandering around the city.
00:56 We cannot live this way.
00:59 Ariel Henry wasn't good for us but he wasn't the only problem.
01:03 The entire system should be changed from top to bottom.
01:06 Imagine, Haiti used to have four sugar factories and now we have nothing, not one.
01:12 While the situation deteriorates, humanitarian work is more difficult to carry out and many
01:18 foreigners have left the country.
01:21 Residents face illnesses, lack of food and water.
01:25 Residents to send to Haiti some international force or just more aid have yet to be finalized
01:31 and carried out.