One dead, dozens injured as powerful winds collapse parts of music festival stage in Spain

Young people leave the Medusa music festival after high winds caused part of a stage to collapse, in Cullera, near Valencia, Spain, August 13, 2022.One person died and dozens more were injured early Saturday as powerful winds hit a music festival near the Spanish resort of Valencia, causing the stage to partially collapse, medics said.

"At 4:18 am, part of the stage at Medusa Festival collapsed in Cullera due to a strong gust of wind," the 112 emergency services said on Twitter. Media reports said a young man in his early 20s died after being hit by parts of the stage as it collapsed at the event, which had been expected to draw some 320,000 festivalgoers.Footage on social media showed powerful winds sweeping through the venue, trees and large structures bending dangerously and debris flying everywhere as people fought to hold onto their tents and salvage their belongings.

"We are completely devastated and appalled by what happened last night," the festival management said in a statement on social media, conveying condolences to the victims and their family and friends.

PUES QUE TORMENTA TAN CULLERA 😂

watching people ignore this obviously dangerous sitaution unfold.. sitting there.. it's just so frustrating

Mother Nature claims her Majesty

2 en aquel tiempo habló Jehová por medio de Isaías hijo de Amoz, diciendo: Ve y quita el cilicio de tus lomos, y descalza las sandalias de tus pies. Y lo hizo así, andando desnudo y descalzo.

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