Crush at Games in Madagascar kills at least 13AP and AFP, ANTANANARIVOAt least 13 people died in a crush at a stadium in Madagascar on Friday as sports fans gathered for the opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Island Games, local media reported. Seven minors died.”The stampede occurred at the entrance to the stadium, where about 50,000 people had arrived to attend the opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Island Games. TV images broadcast images of dazed and shocked people trying to locate their shoes piled among objects lost in the deadly crush. The Indian Ocean Island Games are a multi-disciplinary competition being held in Madagascar until Sept. 3. They have been staged every four years in different islands in the southwest Indian Ocean for about 40 years.

Source: Taipei Times August 26, 2023 17:05 UTC