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Three days of mourning declared in Haiti for 16 deaths at carnival

The island of Haiti has declared three days of mourning for the 16 victims who lost their lives after a power line fell on a carnival float and electrocuted many of them. Seventy-eight other carnival attendees were trampled upon and injured, as they fled from the ensuing chaos, according to USA Today.

According to witnesses, someone on a float used a stick to move a power line that was in…

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Haiti Carnival float accident leads to stampede, deaths

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20 dead by electrocution in Haiti carnival accident

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb 17, 2015:

At least 20 people on a music group’s packed carnival float in the Haitian capital were killed on Tuesday when they were electrocuted by a power line, officials said.

The accident occurred as thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Port-au-Prince for the raucous annual celebration.

The float caught fire after it hit a high-voltage overhead power cable, witnesses said.

Video of the incident appeared to show the electric cable catch the head of a singer from the Haitian hip-hop band Barikad Crew, which had sponsored the float.

People at the scene said someone on the float used a pole or stick to move a power line so the float could pass under it.

At least 20 people were killed and 46 were injured, according to Nadia Lochard, a coordinator for the Department of Civil Protection.

The float was sponsored by the Haitian hip-hop group Barikad Crew.

Some of the victims were instantly electrocuted in a flash of sparks, according to witnesses. Others managed to jump off, causing panic in the crowd.

“I saw the wire falling and sparks and I started running for my life,” said Natacha Saint Fleur, a 22-year-old who was near the float at the time.

Hundreds of people thronged the General Hospital, where many of the victims were taken, some carrying victims and others searching for family members brought by ambulance.