UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Clashes between gangs in the suburbs of the Haitian capital have left at least 78 dead since Saturday, including 10 bystanders, according to a provisional toll released Thursday to AFP by the United Nations (UN) Office in Haiti (BINUH).

“Armed clashes between several gangs in the communes of Cite Soleil and Croix-des-Bouquets have left at least 78 dead and 66 wounded since May 9,” BINUH said, adding that the fatalities included 10 “members of the population (five men, four women, and a young girl).”

Haiti, the poorest country in the Caribbean, is ravaged by gang violence. The situation has steadily deteriorated over the past two years.