“The gangs are heavily armed with guns from the US, but they are also equipped with high-level technology like drones.

“The level of violence is unprecedented. The gangs seemingly want to kill as many people as they can. They are in a fear campaign where they want to appear as murderous and as violent as possible.

“For instance, we have seen images of gang leaders eating people they have killed. We have seen images of people being tortured when they are kidnapped.

“It is senseless. The goal here is not just to ensue fear, but to paralyze people mentally. This is a message that Haiti is under the total control of gangs.”