(Reference image) The Festival expected to gather some 320,000 people.
(Reference image) The Festival expected to gather some 320,000 people.
The organizers decided to suspend the event for security reasons.
Find the validation of El Cazamentiras at the end of the news.
One person died and seventeen were injured of varying degrees during the celebration of the Medusa Festival in Cullera (Valencia) after the collapse of various structures and parts of the main stage due to strong gusts of wind.
The organization of the Festival has issued a statement in which it informs that, After the inclement weather that occurred this morning, they have vacated the premises as a preventive measurewith the aim of guaranteeing the safety of the attendees, and the activity is “temporarily suspended”.
Sources from the emergency services informed Efe that one person had died, three had suffered injuries with polytrauma and another 14 minor bruisesand indicated that around forty people were evacuated.
The Festival, which expected to gather some 320,000 people until Sunday, began its official electronic music program on Friday.
My condolences go out to the family and friends of the deceased in the terrible accident at the Medusa Festival.
Here we can see how part of the main structure of the stage began to be released via @strottahub
Unfortunately, he will not be the first nor the last of the young people who –> pic.twitter.com/6MClqnbvqB
– UTP Ramón Valero (@tecn_preocudo) August 13, 2022
About four in the morning, strong gusts of wind caused several structures to fall, including the large sign at the main entrance, and parts of the stages, some of which collapsed on the public.
According to the State Meteorological Agency, during the early morning there have been “warm outbursts” with very strong gusts of wind and sudden rises in temperature.
(Keep reading: Tensions grow between Russia and Ukraine due to attacks on the Zaporizhia plant).
One dead and dozens injured at the Medusa Festival in Cullera (Valencia). The strong gusts of wind collapsed several of the structures of the event. pic.twitter.com/TXdkBeBNgI
– Edu Calle (@EduCalle_) August 13, 2022
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