People gather after a carnival float hit power lines, on the second day of the annual Carnival celebrations in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince in this February 17, 2015 still image taken from Reuters TV. At least 18 people were killed and 60 injured early on Tuesday when the carnival float hit power lines. The float caught fire after it hit a high-voltage overhead power cable, witnesses said. REUTERS/Reuters TV
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - At least 16 people were killed and 78 injured early on Tuesday when a singer on a Carnival float hit an overhead power line in Port-au-Prince, setting off a stampede by bystanders, officials said.
The tragedy in Haiti's capital prompted the government to cancel the last day of Carnival - the raucous celebrations preceding the start of Lent - and to declare three days of national mourning.
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