The tragedy happened as a trailer tried to enter at the stadium before a premier league match between local team Alianza and CD FAS in the capital of this Central American state.

Salvadoran football mourns, complained the director of the National Civil Police (PNC), Mauricio Arriaza, to the press. He announced a preliminary assessment 12 dead, 9 in the stadium and 3 others […] in different hospitals.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino presented this in a statement on Sunday Our deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims who lost their lives as a result of the tragic events in El Salvador.

This tragedy comes six months after the tragedy at Malang Stadium on the Indonesian island of Java, where 135 people lost their lives to police tear gas fires in a huge stampede. It’s one of the worst disasters in the history of the sport.

When the incident happened at the San Salvador stadium, the game was suspended and hundreds of police officers and soldiers coordinated the evacuation of spectators.

That assured Minister of Health Francisco Alabi all patients The people transferred were treated by the hospital’s ambulance service.

According to a spokesman for the aid organization, Carlos Fuentes, more than 500 people had to be cared for in the enclosure of around 35,000 locations, one of the largest in Central America. The 100 most affected people have been taken to health facilities, he said, adding that some had symptoms of suffocation, others others types of trauma.

Players from both teams took part in the rescue operations for the injured in the stadium.

Among the survivors of the stampede, Sandra Guzmán, 40, was admitted to the Rosales National Hospital in the capital. I couldn’t even breathe, they were choking meshe told AFP early Sunday morning as she left the hospital.

In front of the gate People pushed me to enter [dans le stade]They didn’t give me a chance to give in, I had a fit, there were a lot of people on me. I passed out and when I woke up I was in the hospitalshe explained.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced that an investigation had been launched. Everyone will be affected: teams, directions, state, ticket office, league, association, etc., he wrote on Twitter. Whoever the perpetrators are, they will not go unpunished.

For his part, the head of the PNC promised a thorough investigation in order to establish the responsibility of the persons concerned by action or omission.

In a statement, the Salvadoran Football Federation (FESFUT) deeply regretted the tragedy at Cuscatlan Stadium.

FESFUT will immediately request a report on the incident and will provide the relevant information as soon as possible.added the Bund, which also decreed the cessation of football activities at national level for this sunday.

She also announced a meeting of the Sports Facilities Safety Commission.