2023-08-26 00:02:21
A stampede occurred on Friday afternoon, August 25, at one of the entrances to the Barea stadium in Antananarivo, where the opening ceremony of the 11th edition of the Ocean Islands Games took place. Indian. A still provisional assessment reports at least thirteen dead, including seven minors, and more than 70 injured.
Drama punctuated the start of the eleventh Indian Ocean Games, which are taking place this year in Antananarivo, Madagascar. While the opening ceremony of the event was to take place at the Barea stadium on Friday August 25, “a stampede took place around 4:30 p.m., while several dozen people were trying to return”, explains Laetitia Bezain, correspondent for RFI.
“According to the testimony of a victim interviewed this evening at the JRA hospital, the gates of this entrance to the stadium which were closed were suddenly opened. The crowd then rushed inside. That’s when there was a scuffle. The people in front were pushed by those behind. Many fell and were trampled on.”
Among the victims are many children and adolescents. The families of the victims rushed to the hospital at the end of the day, looking for their loved ones.
President Andry Rajoelina, present at the sports ceremony, called for a minute of silence during his opening speech. Prime Minister Christian Ntsay went to the emergency room and the hospital morgue. It was he who gave the provisional balance sheet. He specified that the State took care of the wounded and would accompany the families of the victims.
With RFI
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