Haiti Culture Ministry Fires Two Officials After Citadelle Stampede Killed 25

Haiti’s Ministry of Culture and Communication has dismissed two officials after a stampede at the Citadelle Laferriere killed 25 people, according to reporting from multiple outlets.

The ministry said the dismissals followed the deadly incident at the mountaintop fortress in northern Haiti. Reporting said the government blamed administrative negligence and accused one official of serious negligence and another of biased passivity.

The stampede happened during an event promoted through social media and neighborhood loudspeakers. Authorities have already made arrests in connection with the incident, including police officers and heritage-site employees, as the investigation widens.

The tragedy has drawn attention to crowd control and safety at one of Haiti’s best-known heritage sites. Officials have not yet publicly detailed all of the failures that led to the crush.

The death toll was reported as 25 in the verified reporting available at publication time.