# The Mayor of a City in Haiti Warned of a Massacre. No One Listened.

- Source: NYT World
- Published: 2026-10-20T11:46:31+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/world/americas/mayor-kenscoff-haiti-gangs-massacre.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/the-mayor-of-a-city-in-haiti-warned-of-a-massacre-no-one-listened-da47f3/

The mayor of Kenscoff, a town near Haiti’s capital, wrote government officials hundreds of letters to warn of gang threats. Then dozens of people died, and he did, too.

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