Thousands of Haitians face starvation as hunger reaches famine level

Some 6,000 people in Haiti are starving, with nearly half the population experiencing crisis levels of hunger as gang violence smothers life in the capital of Port-au-Prince and beyond, according to a new report released Monday.

The family of Jean Yonel and Hyacinthe Monime, along with their seven children, barely have enough for one meal a day, which usually consists of just rice or pasta.

Yonel fled his home with his family after gangs…