Angola bowl stampede in Uige kills seventeen
At least 17 folks are killed during a stampede at a sports stadium within the northern Angolan town of Uige, local officers say.
Hundreds additional were reportable to have been lacerate once supporters stormed the gates once failing to realize entry.Some of people who fell became trapped and suffocated at the venue on Friday, a medical official said.
Witnesses said the crowd making an attempt to realize access would have taken the bowl past its eight,000 capacity.
Santa Rita de Cassia were hosting Recreativo do Libolo in a 1st division league match.
"Some people had to walk on prime of others. There were 76 casualties, of whom 17 died," Ernesto Luis, director general of the local hospital, told Reuters news agency.
Five of the lacerate ar reportable to be in serious condition.
Angolan and Portuguese media report that some of the dead are kids.
A statement on Recreativo de Libolo's web site referred to as it "a tragedy while not precedent within the history of Angolan football".
Supporter Domingos Vika, 35, said that the entrance was already overcrowded once additional folks began gushing in to the bowl.
"When they gave the opportunity for everybody to come back in, we were all packed at the gate," said man Vika, who left the venue with a broken hand.
Angola's President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has ordered associate investigation into the incident, local media report.
The game resulted in a 0-1 defeat for the house side, Santa Rita de Cassia.
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