Stampede at Haitian Mountaintop Fortress Kills at Least 25 People, Injures Dozens

The shoes of victims of a deadly stampede sit by the main entrance of the Citadelle Laferriere in Milot, Haiti, on April 12, 2026. Ketlain Difficile/AP PhotoPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—A stampede at a mountaintop fortress popular with tourists in northern Haiti has killed at least 25 people and injured dozens of others, authorities said, revising an earlier, higher number of fatalities.Municipal authorities in the city of Cap-Haïtien in a statement said that Saturday’s stampede in Milot “resulted in numerous cases of asphyxiation, trampling and loss of consciousness.” Authorities said dozens of people who attended traditional festivities at the historical site were taken to hospitals while many others were reported missing.