Carnival : the death toll gets heavier

This Wednesday, the Ministry of Communications has announced that "the death toll of the accident on the path of Carnival 2015 officially rises to 18 [15 men and 3 women]" instead of 16 declared Tuesday.

Carnival: Support for school fees...

Tuesday, in a note, the Primature announced that "the decision to support the school fees of children who died in the accident at the Carnival https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-13199-haiti-flash-carnival-2015-in-shock-at-least-15-victims-dozens-injured-update-12-28-pm.html for a period, it remains to be defined [...] The Government is open to proposals of the victim families and remains at their disposal for any suggestions of additional measures that could, within the law, satisfy their wishes."

Condolences of the New York Consulate

"The Consulate General of the Republic in New York, saddened by the news of the tragic accident in the path of the Carnival in the night of 16 to 17 February 2015, expresses its deepest sympathy to the Head of the Nation, His Excellency, Michel Joseph Martelly, members of Barikad Crew Group and Carnival Organizers. To the bereaved families, the Consulate General extends its sincere condolences and wishes to express its solidarity in these difficult times. It joins by prayer to their grief."

Brazil 3 deaths by electrocution at Carnival

On the night of Tuesday, a similar accident to that of the Champ de Mars occurred in Brazil when three men were killed by electrocution while they were standing at the top carnival float in Nova Iguaçu, north of Rio , parades were also suspended in this city. Recall that in 2011 another incident with a power line, during Carnival, made 15 deaths.

Words of sympathy of "Pitit Desalin"

Following the tragic accident Tuesday to Carnival, the Platform of the radical opposition "Pitit Desalin", eaded by former Senator Moïse Jean-Charles, declared "In these painful circumstances, I would like on behalf of the 'Pitit Desalin' platform offer my sympathies to the Haitian people in general and especially to the families affected by this tragedy. May God console you..."

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