A 3-year-old toddler and seven adults, including a longtime missionary, who were kidnapped in the early morning Sunday in Haiti remain in the hands of armed gangs. The kidnapping occurred after a security breach at the Saint Hélène Orphanage in Kenscoff in the hills above gang-ridden Port-au-Prince.

Eight people including an Irish missionary and a 3-year-old child remained missing Monday after gunmen stormed an orphanage in Haiti, the latest attack in an area controlled by a powerful collection of armed gangs.

Gena Heraty, the facility's director, was among several people taken from the privately run Sainte-Hélène orphanage in Kenscoff, near Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, during the early hours of Sunday morning, according to mayor Massillon Jean.