The governments of the United States and Canada have warned people not to travel to Haiti as violent protests against President Jovenel Moïse continued on Friday in the capital and other cities in the Caribbean nation for the ninth straight day.

Protesters, who have demanded Mr. Moïse’s ouster, have blocked roads with burning tires, metal fencing and cinder blocks, paralyzing transportation in the capital, forcing the closing of businesses, government offices and schools, and causing shortages of food and fuel. Clashes between demonstrators and the police have left several people dead and spread fear throughout the population.

The sustained unrest this month is the latest eruption of public anger at the Moïse administration and, more broadly, the Haitian government over economic malaise and rampant corruption.

In its travel advisory, the State Department urged American citizens not to travel to Haiti due to crime and civil unrest.” In another advisory, the United States Embassy in Haiti urged Americans “to strongly consider departing as soon as they safely can do so.”