ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar – A stampede of sports activities followers making an attempt to enter Madagascar’s nationwide stadium for the opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Island Games has killed 12 and injured round 80, the prime minister mentioned on Friday.
It was not instantly clear what induced the stampede, however no less than 15 individuals have been killed in the same incident on the Mahamasina stadium in 2019.
Prime Minister Christian Ntsay mentioned 11 of the injured have been in a crucial situation.
The Indian Ocean Island Games have been created by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1977, and embrace athletes from Mauritius, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte, Réunion and the Maldives. — Reuters
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