At least 16 people have been crushed to death and dozens injured in Madagascar at a stadium hosting national independence day celebrations in Antananarivo
This picture shows a general view of Mahamasina stadium in Antananarivo, Madagascar, December 15, 2018.
According to witnesses at the hospital, the accident occurred in the afternoon outside the Mahamasina stadium, where several thousand people had gathered for a concert following the traditional military parade held to mark the national holiday. "When the organisers opened the gate, we were in the front row, in the queue," said Jean Claude Etienne Rakotoarimanana, 29, who suffered bruises from the crush.
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