Killed a person and dozens more Injured early Saturday when powerful winds hit a music Festival near the Spanish resort of Valencia, causing the stage to partly collapse.
The accident occurred shortly after 4 a.m. (2 a.m. GMT) at Medusa Circus of madness dance music festival on Colera Beach, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) south of Valencia.
It’s 4:18 a.m., part of The stage collapsed at the Medusa Festival in cholera due to a strong storm of Wind,” said the 112 . emergency services on Twitter.
“One person was killed and three were seriously injured,” he added with “Multiple injuries,” she added, noting that 14 others were injured light injuries. And the health authorities later raised the death toll to 40 injured.
Media reports mentioned a young man in He died in his early twenties, after he was hit by parts of The stage also collapsed in event which was expected to attract about 320,000 festival-goers.
that they also Some said of Making big structures up Festival Entrance also blowing down.
shots on social media show up powerful The place is swept by the wind, trees and large structures are seriously bent, and debris is flying everywhere people They fought to hold on to their tents and save their possessions.
Spanish AEMET weather The service said the coast of Valencia was hit Overnight various “Warm eruptions,” a weather event in who a powerful Down current of air It hits the ground and then spreads out in All directions.
“We are completely devastated and horrified by what happened last Festival management said in a permit on social The media conveys condolences to the victims and their families family and friends.
She said that an “unexpected and violent storm” swept through certain areas of the festival just After 4 a.m., forcing management to “immediately vacate the party area to me ensure The safety of Festival goers, staff, and artists.”
Valencia regional leader Zemo Puig wrote on Twitter was “a terrible accident that shocked us us All, “offer” my deepest condolences to family and friends of The young man who Die.”