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At least 20 dead by electrocution in Haiti Carnival accident

Associated Press By EVENS SANON

2 hours ago

At least 20 dead by electrocution in Haiti Carnival accident

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A reveler who was injured during carnival celebrations waits for treatment at the emergency room of

the General Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, early Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. At least 20 people on a music

group's packed Carnival float in the Haitian capital were killed Tuesday when they were electrocuted by

a power line, officials said. The accident occurred as thousands of people filled the streets of downtown

Port-au-Prince for the raucous annual celebration. People at the scene said someone on the float used a

pole or stick to move a power line so the float could pass under it. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) At least 20 people on a music group's packed Carnival float in the Haitian

capital were killed Tuesday when they were electrocuted by a power line, officials said.

The accident occurred as thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Port-au-Prince for the

raucous annual celebration. People at the scene said someone on the float used a pole or stick to move

a power line so the float could pass under it.

At least 20 people were killed and 46 were injured, according to Nadia Lochard, a coordinator for the

Department of Civil Protection.

The float was sponsored by the Haitian hip-hop group Barikad Crew. Some of the victims were instantly

electrocuted in a flash of sparks, according to witnesses. Others managed to jump off, causing panic in

the crowd.

"I saw the wire falling and sparks and I started running for my life," said Natacha Saint Fleur, a 22-year-

old who was near the float at the time.

Hundreds of people thronged the General Hospital, where many of the victims were taken, some

carrying victims and others searching for family members brought by ambulance.

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