Carnival tragedy of 1823

Cuándo

11 feb 1823

Tipo

Avalancha humana

Coordenadas

35.90° N, 14.51° E

Description

human crush in Malta which caused the deaths of about 110 boys aged 10-16 years deemed the result of a succession of errors

Deaths

100

Human crush in Valletta, British Malta

On 11 February 1823, around 110 boys were killed in a human crush at the Convent of the Minori Osservanti in Valletta, Malta. The boys, who had gone to the convent to receive bread on the last day of carnival celebrations, were crushed after falling down a flight of stairs while trying to exit the convent.

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