I te Rātapu i kī te ope taua o Amerika kua rere mai ngā ope ki te whakapakari i te haumarutanga. I āta tohu mai, "Kāore he Haitian i runga i te waka rererangi o te ope taua" I whai wāhi ki te whakakore i ngā whakapae ka wehe atu pea ngā rangatira o te kāwanatanga. Ko te rohe e karapoti ana i te whare karere i Port-au-Prince e whakahaerehia ana e ngā rōpū.