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A U.S. missionary who’s been traveling back and forth to Haiti for more than a dozen years helping run a school and an orphanage says it was “frightening” being trapped in the country for three weeks. “It was scary,” Miriam Cinotti said, adding that the group was stuck in a remote village in the south of Haiti for three weeks and although they were safe, they were able to access help.
“We’ve heard gunshots, we’d been there when roads were blocked,” she said, adding, “I’ve never felt scared enough not to go.” The deteriorating security situation in Haiti, exacerbated by recent gang violence, has led to heightened concerns for the safety of native residents and foreigners in the country. The airport shutdown in Port-au-Prince has further complicated efforts. Earlier this month, Mills was involved with rescuing 10 people from the Have Faith Orphanage in Haiti.
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