Three days of mourning declared after incident triggered when a singer on a float hit an overhead power line in Port-au-PrinceThree days of mourning declared after incident triggered when a singer on a float hit an overhead power line in Port-au-Prince
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – The Haitian government raised the death toll from Tuesday’s electrocution of a Carnival float to 18 and said it was exploring measures to prevent future incidents involving overhead high voltage power lines, the Minister of Communications announced on Wednesday.
A Haitian singer who was burned by a high-voltage wire while atop a float during a Carnival parade said Wednesday that an unexpected shift forward apparently set off the accident that resulted in a deadly stampede.
A raucous Mardi Gras parade that packed the streets with thousands of revelers in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince ended in tragedy Tuesday when a high-voltage wire hit a float. At least 16 people died in the ensuing panic.
Three days of mourning have been declared in Haiti after a power line fell on to a carnival float in the capital, Port au Prince.
At least 16 people died in the accident, prompting officials to cancel the final day of the carnival.
t least 16 people were killed and 78 injured early on Tuesday when a singer on a Carnival float hit an overhead power line in Port-au-Prince, setting off a stampede by bystanders, officials said.
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