General · 12 April 2026

30 Dead at Haiti's UNESCO Fortress After Crush

At least 30 people, many of them young, were killed and others injured in a crowd crush at a popular tourist site in Haiti. The stampede occurred on Saturday at Citadelle Henri, a 19th-century mountaintop fortress in northern Haiti. Culture Minister Emmanuel Menard confirmed the deaths and announced the UNESCO World Heritage Site is closed until further notice.

By BriefTea Editorial · 12 April 2026 at 16:29

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