A wave of fear swept through Port-au-Prince Thursday as hundreds of families attempted to flee parts of the Haitian capital after a neighborhood had been taken over by gangs, an AFP journalist saw.

Masses of residents are fleeing a running battle between gang members and police in one of the few neighborhoods of Haiti’s capital that hadn’t already been fully taken over by the gangs.

Residents of Solino and Nazon in Port-au-Prince are fleeing as gang violence escalates, highlighting the political turmoil and ineffectiveness of security interventions. The crisis has displaced over 700,

Residents of Solino and Nazon, central neighborhoods in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, fled their homes on Thursday as gangs spread to one of the few remaining areas of town not already under their control.

Haitian residents are fleeing their homes due to the increase in violence in the nation's capital. NBC News' Marissa Parra shares how the recent FAA ban on flights to the country is affecting civilians reliant on non-profit aid from abroad.

Masses of residents fled a running battle Thursday between gang members and police in one of the few neighborhoods of Haiti’s capital that hadn't already been fully taken over by gangs, as violence flared amid political turmoil.

Residents fled a running battle Thursday between gang members and police in one of the few neighborhoods of Haiti’s capital that hadn’t already been fully taken over by gangs, as violence flared amid political turmoil.