Haiti: Civil unrest enters third day despite fuel hike reversal

Protesters blocked streets in Haiti on Sunday while many damaged or looted stores stayed closed for a third day following anger over steep fuel price increases in the Caribbean nation. The mostly young protesters used felled trees and large rocks to block roads, as well as piles of tires set on fire, some of which still smoldered on Sunday, sending up thick clouds of black smoke. The U.S. embassy warned its citizens to avoid the unrest in the capital Port-au-Prince and reschedule travel plans as several airlines cancelled flights. At the Toussaint Louverture international airport, dozens of stranded travellers camped out waiting for flights to resume, lounging on suitcases. A spokesman for American Airlines said it had cancelled three out of seven round trip flights scheduled to stop in Port-au-Prince on Sunday. The carrier’s Sunday route to Haiti’s Cap-Haitien airport had not been cancelled. JetBlue Airways also cancelled its flights to Haiti on Sunday.<br/>