Haiti: Gang violence crisis: BBC News Review

After weeks of violence and demands from heavily armed gangs, the prime minister of Haiti has agreed to resign. Ariel Henri will step down after many Haitians questioned why he was still in power, despite being unelected. The Caribbean country is under a month-long state of emergency after attacks including on the airport, the prison and the National Palace.

Key words and phrases
???? run rampant - spread out of control
• Weeds run rampant in Beth's garden.
• The kids were running rampant after all that sugar at the birthday party.

???? paralyse - cause something to stop operating
• The airport was paralysed after gangs took over.
• Electrical faults paralysed the studio, so the recording couldn't happen.

???? tighten grip - take more control
• The football team tightened their grip on the title after winning three games in a row.
• The dictator has tightened his grip on power since cancelling all elections.

Image credit
(Images: Guerinault Louis/Anadolu, Jacques Langevin/Sygma/Sygma, Spencer Platt, Giles Clarke via Getty Images)

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✔️ 0:27 - Story
✔️ 1:29 - Headline 1
✔️ 2:54 - Headline 2
✔️ 4:14 - Headline 3
✔️ 5:46 - Language summary

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