India, March 15 -- India said on Friday it is prepared to evacuate up to 90 Indian nationals from Haiti following a dramatic deterioration of the security situation in the Caribbean nation, whose capital and other areas have been overrun by criminal gangs.

With government structures and social order in Haiti on the brink of collapse, embattled Prime Minister Ariel Henry has offered to step down amid efforts by the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) to establish a transitional governing council.

There are between 75 and 90 Indians in Haiti and about 60 of them have registered with Indian authorities to "come back if need be", external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told a regular media briefing. "We are ready ...