droezle Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Belgian media say that at least two people were killed dozens of others injured after a storm hit an open air music festival.Video from the site showed stage equipment dangling in high winds as rain-soaked concertgoers at the Pukkelpop festival ran for cover Thursday near the town of Hasselt, about 80 kilometres east of Brussels.Local media had originally reported that four people were dead. But the mayor of Hasselt said two were dead and 40 injured.Le Soir newspaper quoted a witness saying that the sky got dark, winds picked up violently as hailstones pelted those gathered.The festival's website lists a number of stages where concerts and performances were to be held during the three day event, which started on Thursday.Reports say some 60,000 people are attending the event.http://www.mygnrforum.com/index.php?app=forums&module=post§ion=post&do=new_post&f=27Video of the storm:http://www.deredactie.be/permalink/1.1090343 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetchild Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Damn, it's the first time in years I didn't go to Pukkelpop.Lucky for me, but this is terrible news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlashLP Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 A friend of mine is there, thankfully she's okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB. Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Really weird, at the moment I am just a few miles away, nothing was going on her. Ofcourse we had rain and thunder, but not like at pukkelpop. It was very very local. How strange. Sad thing, pukkelpop is always a very nice and well organized festival. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droezle Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 (edited) At this moment 5 people got killed during the storm. My toughts go out to all the family and friends of the victims.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW66ZNd-N1k Edited August 19, 2011 by droezle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Nature seems to have decided to stop people from enjoying music this summer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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