A tragic 2015 parade accident turned Haiti's largest celebration into a national mourning
A vibrant Mardi Gras celebration in Port-au-Prince turned into a national tragedy in 2015 when a high-voltage accident sparked a deadly panic among thousands of parade-goers.
During the height of Haiti's 2015 Carnival festivities, tragedy struck when a parade float carrying a popular rap group hit an overhead power line. The contact created a blinding flash of electricity that sent a massive crowd into a terrified stampede. In the ensuing chaos, eighteen people lost their lives and nearly eighty others were injured.
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