New Year’s Day 2013: 60 killed in Ivory Coast stampede during New Year fireworks

By Ubaid Mughal Jan 1st, 2013 ( 19 Comments )

Abidjan: At least 60 people were killed and dozens other injured in a stampede at a stadium in the Ivory Coast on Tuesday.

Reports say that it happened overnight as people gathered to watch the New Year’s Eve fireworks display in the city of Abdijan.

The head of military rescue workers, Lieutenant Colonel Issa Sako, told public television that “60 people” died and 200 were injured based on a preliminary toll. Another rescue official told AFP the toll was “61 dead and 48 injured”.

The rescue official said the injured had been taken to hospitals in Abidjan. An AFP journalist saw many injured children.

The flow of people coming to the entrance of the city’s main stadium to watch the fireworks caused a “very large crush”, Sako said. “In the crush, people were walked over and suffocated by the crowd.”

Images broadcast by RTI television showed bodies stretched lifeless on the ground. Piles of abandoned shoes and clothing could also be seen at the stadium, where soldiers and police were deployed.

With AFP inputs

This is breaking news, more details would be updated accordingly.

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BubbaGump

People are insane all over the world.
Skelleytazz

Government. will want to outlaw fireworks,stadiums,large gatherings,celebrating,and then issue citations to the families for their dead littering the streets. Sad overreaction almost every time. Don’t put yourself in harms way unless you want to. Celebrate life liberty and the choice to be smart or not.
Skelleytazz

One moment of condolences to the families of the dead. Then,,,,,,I agree with the other comments of outlawing the Sub-causes.
The Internet is Disturbing

Ha fucking ha you bunch of redneck hillbilly, gun toting morons. I have an idea; why don’t you take your guns and put them in your own fucking mouths, so that the rest of the planet doesn’t have to listen to your wasted attempts at cleverness in the face of tragedy. Good for you. Seriously, I hope you get raped by the vilest truck driver, who then decides to human centipede your ass. FUCK YOU, you depraved examples of humanity. Ooooooh…gun jokes. Hilarious. Do you know what should happen to you? The scavenger’s daughter. That’s what.
- RoadTripA1A
  
  Of all the inappropriate comments, you are the biggest jerk with the most abusive response. If you don’t like it, why are you the best at it?
- MODERATOR
  
  @ The internet is disturbing. You opinion is welcome and fought for by many people. yet, your remarks, “depraved examples of humanity”, holds no weight based on your profound lack of ability to communicate. You reference what you want done to people through movies that depict even worst acts to humanity. Another fight with no face. As long as he/she feels better about themselves is the only positive result of their comment.
- theend
  
  let me see?? would I rather think like you….or the gun advocates?? I’ll take the guns.. oh, and did you mean Hey and not ha? talk about rednecks..
Lapodaca708

When people are killed here in the USA, in shootings or natural disasters, people respond with memorials of flowers and stuffed animals. When people are killed in this case, idiots respond with jokes.
Roddy

Huh, maybe they should have all had guns so they could shoot the suffocation away.
Rayjhdirm

no guns were used!!! what all deaths in the world are related to guns! there had to have been a gun involved somewhere. No worry the media will fix it
- Clom
  
  u are so petty
Tseeepad

Quick, let’s institute an assault stadium ban.
Profkingfish

time to outlaw stadiums
Chagee

We should immedately outlaw all fireworks!!
- Gracey
  
  We should have a little more pity than we do. Too many people are dying for senseless reasons,
  - RoadtripA1A
    
    I think the media is just reporting more of it. There has always been senseless killings since the begining of time.
- curves
  
  They already are in CA. unless put on by a prof venue, sucks. i get u tho, sounds just like the gov.: quick outlaw, detain, control, disallow,& completely edit our lives. looks like its the complete opposite of what weve always stated we stand for .Im still in shock of what a farce this place is! Actually Im ashamed to state Im from here.
Grossegallemolle

The head of military rescue workers, Lieutenant Colonel Issa Sako, told public television that “60 people” died and 200 were injured based on a preliminary toll. Another rescue official told AFP the toll was “61 dead and 48 injured”. …
LOL I guess the Lieutenant got killed for giving the wrong injured count.
- Peace
  
  Shame on you, LOL