dourpil
21st August 2011, 18:58
Haven't found it on the forum so I'm posting it.. A violent storm happened during a festival
drSt76O_Kyw
A sudden storm that swept through a popular open-air music festival in Belgium has left five people dead and more than 70 injured after two stages collapsed. The bad weather also toppled trees and brought down giant screens at the venue. There was panic among festival-goers as rains poured down and winds whipped up. Organizers estimate 60,000 people were at the event at the time. Organisers cancelled the annual Pukkelpop festival near Hasselt, 50 miles (80 kilometres) east of Brussels. Buses and trains were pressed into service to transfer the 60-thousand festival goers home. Thousands of mud-splattered young people, many of them shoeless, trekked down the avenue leading from the festival venue to train and bus stations in Hasselt. Many had stayed on in the camping ground in the vain hope that the performances would continue on Friday. The three-day festival's lineup featured internationally known acts, including Foo Fighters, Eminem and The Offspring.
The pukkelpop festival is a pretty big event here in Belgium. We have lots of festivals every summer (the biggest is probably the Dour Festival with approx 180.000 people).
The bad weather was really strange, I was located at 150km from there, during the afternoon we saw some sort of a very small tornado with violent winds. The roof of a theater in my city was on the ground after that. It seems the bad weather continued its way to the festival, gaining intensity.
I've seen some "HAARP" comments on youtube, also some people referring to the stage collapse in Indiana, where there were 5 deads also.
May these people rest in peace..
drSt76O_Kyw
A sudden storm that swept through a popular open-air music festival in Belgium has left five people dead and more than 70 injured after two stages collapsed. The bad weather also toppled trees and brought down giant screens at the venue. There was panic among festival-goers as rains poured down and winds whipped up. Organizers estimate 60,000 people were at the event at the time. Organisers cancelled the annual Pukkelpop festival near Hasselt, 50 miles (80 kilometres) east of Brussels. Buses and trains were pressed into service to transfer the 60-thousand festival goers home. Thousands of mud-splattered young people, many of them shoeless, trekked down the avenue leading from the festival venue to train and bus stations in Hasselt. Many had stayed on in the camping ground in the vain hope that the performances would continue on Friday. The three-day festival's lineup featured internationally known acts, including Foo Fighters, Eminem and The Offspring.
The pukkelpop festival is a pretty big event here in Belgium. We have lots of festivals every summer (the biggest is probably the Dour Festival with approx 180.000 people).
The bad weather was really strange, I was located at 150km from there, during the afternoon we saw some sort of a very small tornado with violent winds. The roof of a theater in my city was on the ground after that. It seems the bad weather continued its way to the festival, gaining intensity.
I've seen some "HAARP" comments on youtube, also some people referring to the stage collapse in Indiana, where there were 5 deads also.
May these people rest in peace..