alsemanche 97,820 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 LIMA (Reuters) - At least 13 people were crushed to death or asphyxiated as playgoers tried to flee a Lima nightclub raided by police because it was open in violation of restrictions imposed to fight the coronavirus pandemic, officials said. At least six were injured, including three police officers, as around 120 people tried to escape the Thomas Restobar club on Saturday night as police arrived to break up a party on its second floor, national police and government officials said. Neighbors had alerted police about the raucous event at the club in the Los Olivos district of the Peruvian capital. “In these circumstances when people begin to fight to get out, it’s tumultuous, everyone goes against each other,” Orlando Velasco of the National Police told local radio station RPP. An Interior Ministry statement said the revellers tried to squeeze en masse through the only entrance door and became trapped between the door and a staircase leading to the street. Police detained at least 23 partygoers, the ministry said. Peru ordered the closure of nightclubs and bars in March and banned extended family gatherings on Aug. 12 to fight what is Latin America’s second highest COVID-19 infection rate, according to a Reuters tally. A Sunday curfew is also in effect. Peru had recorded a total of 585,236 coronavirus cases as of Saturday, double the number reported on July 2, while the known death toll has risen to 27,453. Soft, soothing, and succulent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarstruckIllusion 53,580 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Crushed??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah H 4,386 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 6 minutes ago, StarstruckIllusion said: Crushed??? If everyone tries to quickly escape it can be easy to get squeezed together and crushed. Very tragic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsemanche 97,820 Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 1 hour ago, StarstruckIllusion said: Crushed??? Yeah it happens when large crowds move at the same time and fast. It must be terrifying but also wtf were they doing at a party ffs Soft, soothing, and succulent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Ricky 9,089 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Sad.. But it's really your own fault. You are basically partying with 100s during a pandemic and not giving a flying thing about the rest of the world. I can't feel empathy for their loss. Crossfit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esteban 2,300 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 13 dead for a little crowd of 120?... With no use of weapons... Sure They must have really been afraid of cops.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarstruckIllusion 53,580 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Sarah H said: If everyone tries to quickly escape it can be easy to get squeezed together and crushed. Very tragic. 1 hour ago, alsemanche said: Yeah it happens when large crowds move at the same time and fast. It must be terrifying but also wtf were they doing at a party ffs By a stampede? omg scary... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilMonst3r 5,688 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Scary tbh, I feel I wont be able to comfortably party for a long time. So many ways things can go wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hijadeputa 4,050 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Where is the source? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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