2014 Stade Tata Raphaël disaster

Human crush in Kinshasa, DR Congo March 2024 Stade Tata Raphaël disaster 2014 5 11 DR Congo Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa -4.338056 15.322222 region:CD_type:event inline,title 15 24https://www.reuters.com/article/us-congo-football-stampede-idUSBREA4A0BK20140511 At least 15 killed in Congo football stadium stampede Reuters Emma Farge 11 May 2014 The 2014 Stade Tata Raphaël disaster refers to a fatal stampede that occurred in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, at the Stade Tata Raphaël on 11 May 2014. During the match between Congolese football clubs TP Mazembe and Vita Club, missiles were thrown onto the pitch and the referee chose to delay play. Fifteen people died after police launched tear gas into the stands causing a stampede.Division I: 15 morts après la rencontre V.club-Mazembe (officiel) http://radiookapi.net/sport/2014/05/11/division-15-morts-21-blesses-apres-la-rencontre-vclub-mazembe-officiel/#.U3CL7fk7tzt Radio Okapi 12 May 2014 12 May 2014 A police source who declined to be named put the death toll higher, at 18.http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2014/05/dr-congo-football-fans-killed-stampede-2014511235541957211.html DR Congo football fans killed in stampede Aljazeera 12 May 2014 Governor Andre Kimbuta said at least 24 other people were injured during the melee that followed.http://www.france24.com/en/20140512-dr-congo-football-match-dead-clashes-stampede/ DR Congo football fans killed in stadium stampede France 24 12 May 2014 Supporters were said to have been blinded by the gas, with the panic and confusion contributing to the collapse of a stadium wall. Suffocation was reported to have been the cause of death in most instances.http://allafrica.com/stories/201405120001.html Congo-Kinshasa: Multiple Deaths in DR Congo Soccer Stampede allAfrica.com 12 May 2014 References Stade Tata Raphael disaster Category:Crowd collapses and crushes in stadiums Stade Tata Raphael disaster Category:Man-made disasters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category:21st century in Kinshasa Category:May 2014 in Africa Category:Crowd collapses and crushes in Africa Category:Association football riots