Local media in Madagascar report that at least 12 people have died in a crush at a stadium as sports fans gathered for the opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Island Games
At least 12 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.
The reports said Prime Minister Christian Ntsay announced the deaths. He said around 80 others had been injured, 11 of them critically. Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina was at the ceremony at Mahamasina Stadium in the capital, Antananarivo, and asked the crowd to observe a few moments of silence for the dead, the reports said.The stadium, which is built to hold around 41,000 people, has been the site of deadly crushes before.
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