TaylorSwift 162,356 Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 One person was killed and dozens were injured after a stage collapsed during a dance music festival near Valencia, Spain, early Saturday morning (Aug. 13). Emergency officials in the Valencia region said a “strong gust of wind” in the town of Cullera damaged a portion of the main stage at the Medusa Festival at around 4 a.m. local time, the Associated Press reports. Approximately 40 festival-goers were taken to the hospital, including three with serious injuries. The multi-day music event featured sets by David Guetta, Steve Aoki, Afrojack, and others. About 50,000 people were in attendance when the horrific incident took place. source https://store.taylorswift.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juanlittlem 49,403 Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 This was so horrifying to watch, I woke up and people on my TL were there and luckily they could leave without getting hurt. Estàvem al cel, ara estem a l'infern Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsches 17,550 Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 I thought our technology was advanced enough to know about storms like that before they happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purrrrrr 18,075 Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 This shouldn't happen, they should treat it like a roller coaster, if the wind is too strong you need to shut it down and evacuate it the stage being a structure over a certain height with it's affected area being the crowd around it is no different Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juanlittlem 49,403 Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 1 minute ago, catsounds said: This shouldn't happen, they should treat it like a roller coaster, if the wind is too strong you need to shut it down and evacuate it the stage being a structure over a certain height with it's affected area being the crowd around it is no different This happened in a matter of minutes. It wasn't even raining or anything, there was a big cloud that created the full storm but it turned out to be wind, no rain or anything, it was 40ºC there even with the storm happening. There's technical stuff about the storm explained, but it's in spanish. Estàvem al cel, ara estem a l'infern Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purrrrrr 18,075 Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 1 minute ago, Juanlittlem said: This happened in a matter of minutes. It wasn't even raining or anything, there was a big cloud that created the full storm but it turned out to be wind, no rain or anything, it was 40ºC there even with the storm happening. There's technical stuff about the storm explained, but it's in spanish. the stage should be engineered with complete awareness that things like this can happen, that's no excuse in the slightest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mother of Puppies 36,615 Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Oh my… this is near or literally next to my “hometown” in Spain strong winds in summer are quite common there, but this is horrible. edit: I spoke with a friend who was there and she said it was a tornado. THEY CALL ME LADY MOP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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