Haitians fleeing gang violence swim across the country's longest river

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/30/haiti-gang-violence-petite-riviere/876910a0-25e7-11f0-ae6d-e4db528eba27_story.html

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ccunning@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Is the length of a river relevant when swimming across it?

kikutwo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

True genius it's just ridiculous lately

akasanayisyen@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

To the person crossing the river? No. To the reader who may care that it is the longest river in the country (because some people do care to learn about such things)? Yes.