Protesters angered by high food prices flooded the streets of Haiti's capital Monday, forcing businesses and schools to close as unrest spread from the countryside. Witnesses said at least one person was killed by hotel security guards during a protest in the southern city of Les Cayes, where at least three people were killed Friday in food riots and clashes with U.N. peacekeepers. Thousands of people marched mostly peacefully past the National Palace in Port-au-Prince. "We're hungry," some called out. Haitians are particularly affected by food prices that are rising worldwide. Eighty percent of the population lives on less than $2 a day. The cost of staples such as rice, beans, fruit and condensed milk has gone up 50 percent in the past year, and the cost of pasta has doubled.
Compiled from wire reports