Haiti declares three days of national mourning for 25 killed in stampede

By Reuters

Published April 13, 2026 1:26pm

Stampede kills several people at the Laferriere Citadel

A rescue worker carries a tool at the site after Haiti's Civil Protection for the Nord Department said a stampede killed several people at the Laferriere Citadel, an early-19th-century fortress packed with students and visitors for an annual celebration of the UNESCO World Heritage site, in Milot, Haiti, April 12, 2026. REUTERS/Richardson Ulysse

PORT-AU-PRINCE - Haiti declared three days of national mourning on Sunday, a day after a deadly stampede killed 25 people during an annual celebration thronged by students and visitors at its Laferriere Citadel tourist attraction.

In a national address, Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé said mourning would begin from Tuesday, and the government would cover the funeral expenses for disaster victims.

Earlier in the day, Emmanuel Pierre, the national head of the civil protection authority, told Reuters authorities had revised down the death toll to 25 from an initial tally of 30.

The early-19th-century fortress built shortly after Haiti's independence from France is a UNESCO World Heritage site. —Reuters

Haiti declares three days of national mourning for 25 killed in stampede

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