Michigan Group, Including Mitch Albom, Rescued From Haiti: "We Were Luckier Than A Lot Of Others"

By DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS Detroit

March 13, 2024

(CBS DETROIT) - A group of Michiganders, including Detroit Free Press columnist Mitch Albom, have been rescued from Haiti amid gang violence in the country.

Albom released a statement on social media Tuesday, saying a group of people from Have Faith Haiti Orphanage, which includes himself and his wife, were evacuated overnight after sheltering in place.

"My wife and I are safe tonight. Many Americans, Canadians, and others who are still stuck are not," he said in a post on X. "The people of Haiti are not. I hope that our attention can turn to them and how we can help restore peace and safety to a beautiful country and its people, who deserve so much better."

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