First Person: I go to sleep and wake up to the sound of gunfire

“Since July 8th, there has been an intensification of violence in Cité Solei and especially in the area which I live in, which is called Brooklyn. There is heavy fighting in the streets and everyone is very stressed. We cannot leave our homes most of the time and there is no traffic coming in and out of the neighbourhood.

This causes a lot of problems especially the lack of food and water. I am sometimes able to share food with…