Thousands of Haitians mark annual pilgrimage far from a sacred waterfall surrounded by gangs
Powerful gangs in March attacked the town of Saut-d'Eau, whose 100-foot-long waterfall had for decades drawn thousands of Vodou and Christian faithful alike.
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