The sneakers of victims of a lethal stampede sit by the primary entrance of the Citadelle Laferriere in Milot, Haiti, Sunday, April 12, 2026.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A stampede at a mountaintop fortress fashionable with vacationers in northern Haiti has killed not less than 25 folks and injured dozens of others, authorities stated, revising an earlier, increased variety of fatalities.
Municipal authorities within the metropolis of Cap-Haïtien in a press release stated that Saturday’s stampede in Milot “resulted in numerous cases of asphyxiation, trampling and loss of consciousness.” Authorities stated dozens of people that attended conventional festivities on the historic website had been taken to hospitals whereas many others had been reported lacking.
“According to preliminary information … a situation of severe overcrowding, linked in particular to deficiencies in crowd management measures, triggered a stampede,” native authorities stated within the assertion.
The Haitian Nationwide Police in a separate assertion stated it had opened an investigation to find out the precise reason for incident. The investigation led authorities to replace the dying toll to 25 fatalities. Autopsies had been underway on Sunday.
Police stated 30 folks remained hospitalized. The company additionally requested the inhabitants to proceed to cooperate with authorities and keep away from spreading rumors.
Haiti’s authorities provided its condolences to the households of the victims of the incident on the Citadelle Laferrière.
A few of the victims’ our bodies remained on the website on Sunday.
Donaldson Jean stated his sister had traveled there after finding out diligently to get the grades essential to be a part of a college area journey for the perfect college students. He sobbed after carrying her physique, which had been coated with a white tarp.
“Morning and night, she was studying for the genius program,” he stated. “She would come and ask me to help with homework before dinner. Look how (I) lost her”
