Officials in Haiti canceled the last day of carnival and announced three days of mourning , after eletrical wires fell on a float during a parade in Port au Prince, killing 2o people.
Nadia Lochard, a coordinator for the Department of Civil Protection, said another 46 people were injured,
Witnesses told AP that the electrocution occurred when someone on the float sponsored by hip hop collective Barikad Crew poked an overhead power cable with a pole in an attempt to create space for the float to pass underneath. A number of the victims were instantly electrocuted in a flash of sparks, while others jumped off the float, causing panic in the crowd, witnesses said.
Natacha Saint Fleur, a 22-year old reveler who was standing near the float at the time.
Reuters reported.
