The family of an Irish woman kidnapped from an orphanage in Haiti has said they are "absolutely devastated" and described the situation as "deeply worrying". Gena Heraty, the facility's director, was among several people taken in Kenscoff, near Haiti's capital, on Sunday morning, according to mayor Massillon Jean.

Gena Heraty was among several people -- including a three-year-old child -- taken in the early hours of Aug. 3 after gunmen breached the Saint-Hélène orphanage in Kenscoff, near Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince.

Family of Irishwoman kidnapped in Haiti ask people to ‘keep her in your hearts’ - Gena Heraty and seven other hostages, including a three-year-old child, were kidnapped from an orphanage in Kenscoff on Sunday.