One particular person has died and 17 had been injured as the results of a partial stage collapse on the Medusa Competition in Spain. The incident occurred within the early morning hours of Saturday August 13, when excessive winds ripped by the world of Cullera close to Valencia round 4:18AM native time.
The particular person killed was a 22-year-old concertgoer in keeping with the the Spanish Civil Guard, the nation’s paramilitary police, who spoke with CNN and is main the investigation into the tragic occasion. Seventeen extra folks had been injured, with The Guardian reporting three of them have suffered critical traumas whereas 14 others had minor circumstances. In complete, 40 folks got medical consideration.
The spokesperson for the competition additionally advised CNN that the harm was extra than simply the stage collapse. “Resulting from a powerful gust of wind, the principle entrance and the principle stage of the Medusa Competition in Cullera fell to the bottom,” they mentioned, including there have been 50,000 folks in attendance and it took 40 minutes to clear the grounds.
A fan-shot video on Twitter exhibits the extraordinary climate that brought about the partial stage collapse, as safety seems to be attempting to clear the world.
Fan video footage of the climate at Medusa Competition
Organizers of the competition launched an announcement Saturday on Fb expressing their condolences and saying that the remaining dates of the six-day occasion had been canceled.
When translated, it reads, “It’s a very painful second. Tough and heartbreaking. A tremendously unhappy and discouraging second for family, associates. A second nobody ought to ever know. It is usually the toughest second that every one of us who make up Medusa Competition ever consider going by. We stay devastated. Damaged inside. A lot so that just about no phrases come out.”
The assertion continues, “Our ideas regularly occupy each a kind of affected, straight and not directly, by the unlucky, sudden and unavoidable accident that has occurred tonight as a result of excessive and unpredictable inclement climate through the celebration of Medusa Competition. Our viewers is essential. They’ve positioned their belief in us and have been the elemental pillar for us to proceed right here as we speak. The security of these attending our occasion has at all times been an absolute precedence for us. Additionally staff and artists. We consider that every one of you who know us know that the principle factor is to guard you all in every of our occasions.”
“For that reason, and since that continues to be our maxim, the Medusa Competition group has made the choice to definitively cancel our competition. The opposed and sudden climate circumstances which might be anticipated to proceed all through the day oblige us morally and out of duty to place an finish to our 2022 version. It’s a day of mourning. And respect for these affected. … Once more, we specific our deep and honest condolences. Thanks all to your understanding.”
An announcement from the organizers of the Medusa Competition
Medusa described itself as a dance music competition on the seaside with “celebrated DJs from each the mainstream and the underground” from the worlds of EDM, home, techno and trance. The Festicket web page additionally notes “the competition additionally invests closely within the manufacturing on show, with spectacular staging constructed on the golden sands, constructed across the theme for every version.”
Loudwire extends our condolences to all individuals impacted by this tragedy and their households.
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