2015 Haiti Carnival stampede

When

17 Feb 2015

Kind

Crowd crush

Coordinates

18.55° N, 72.34° W

Description

2015 stampede during a Mardi Gras parade in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Deaths

17

Injured

78

Cause

crowd collapses and crushes

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Human stampede at a Mardi Gras parade in Haiti

On February 17, 2015, starting at around 2:48 AM, a stampede occurred during the traditional Mardi Gras parade on Champ de Mars in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. Initial reports stated that at least 16 people had died in the accident. The number was revised to 18 dead according to the Haitian Minister of Communications, Rotchild François Junior.

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