Authorities say that a stampede at a popular mountaintop fortress in northern Haiti has killed at least 25 people and injured dozens.

Authorities in Haiti have arrested seven suspects, including five police officers, after a fatal stampede killed at least 25 people at a historic mountaintop fortress over the weekend. A ...

Haiti’s government says it has dismissed two state officials following a stampede at a mountaintop fortress that killed 25 people over the weekend.

The incident took place at the Citadelle Henri, also known as Citadelle Laferriere, a 19th-century fortress and tourist spot in the northern town of Milot.

The fortress was packed before the annual celebration at the UNESCO World Heritage Site, authorities say.

FILE - Visitors tour the Citadelle Laferriere in Milot, Haiti, Thursday, March 27, 2008. Relatives of a victim of a deadly stampede embrace each other in Milot, Haiti, Sunday, April 12, 2026. The ...