A stampede at a Haitian mountaintop fortress kills at least 25 people and injures dozens

The shoes of victims of a deadly stampede sit by the main entrance of the Citadelle Laferriere in Milot, Haiti, Sunday, April 12, 2026.

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.

(Image credit: Ketlain Difficile)