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2013 Houphouët-Boigny stampede

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2013 Houphouët-Boigny stampede

The 2013 Houphouët-Boigny stampede occurred as crowds departed a New Year's Eve fireworks display in the early hours of 1 January 2013 near the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Over 200 people were injured and 61 killed, mostly women and children. This was the second time in four years that a fatal stampede occurred at the stadium.

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