The President Michel Martelly, participating in the CELAC Summit in Chile, presents his sympathies and those of the entire people of Haiti to the President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff and to the Brazilian people on the occasion of the fire occurred in the nightclub of Santa Maria, which made 233 victims. Dilma Rousseff left the summit to go alongside the bereaved families.

"I share your pain and sympathize with the sadness of the bereaved families. The voice of my people joined mine to comfort you in this difficult time. Haiti is standing at your side in this event and renew you his firm willingness to strengthen day by day the ties of friendship and cooperation that bind it to Brazil," affirmed, moved the President Martelly.

Remember that this fire caused by fireworks used by the group in concert on stage, broke out in the night from Saturday to Sunday 27 January around 2h30am [according to witnesses] in the disco "Kiss" of Santa Maria, a university town in southern Brazil. 2,000 people were inside the club, while the regulation allows only 1.000.

HL/ HaitiLibre