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Haitians face record hunger as gang violence grips country in throes of economic crisis

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More than half of Haiti ’s population is expected to experience severe hunger through June .

Another 8,400 people living in makeshift shelters are projected to starve.

Relentless gang violence and an ongoing economic collapse is to blame.

The number of those facing severe hunger increased by more than 300,000 people to some 5.7 million since last year .