Heavy storm kills 5 at music festival in Belgium

[Radikalizm]

This happened at maybe the largest music festival in Belgium last night, around 60000 people were attending that day when multiple stages and tents collapsed under the stress of a hurricane-like storm
The festival was very close to where my parents live, and since I'm staying at my parents' for the summer I witnessed the storm first-hand
5 people dead, 3 people in critical condition and over 140 badly injured, some people I know among them

I'm glad I decided not to go there myself in the end

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okyx6HbpHmI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt9D2ZIB0Uc

[shadowslair]

Very sad. The main reason for the injuries/deaths is I assume the combination of critical nature conditions, lots of people together on a small area and the weak construction, typical for temporary stage/concert equipment.

[Radikalizm]

Very sad. The main reason for the injuries/deaths is I assume the combination of critical nature conditions, lots of people together on a small area and the weak construction, typical for temporary stage/concert equipment.

Yeah, complete constructions came down right on top of a large amount of people seeking shelter against the unbearable rain and hail
It was hailing so fiercely people actually got injured by just being outside

[kazymjir]

It remembers me situation that happened in USA a few years ago:
http://www.cda.pl/video/202807e/USA-Bur ... cila-scene (4 dead, 40 injures)


edit1:
Seems that it's coming now to Poland, now in my city is very heavy wind and rain.
Trees bends like made of gum.


edit2:
results of these winds and rain I've mentioned in edit1, from polish online news (translated by google):

More than 180 damaged roofs, more than a thousand. fallen trees, broken power lines, flooded streets, cars and wine cellars - is the result of storms that passed on the Polish. One person was killed and five wounded.

In total, were damaged over 180 buildings. Only in Mazovia wind damaged the roof 60, including 34 in the county węgrowskim. In turn, in the province. Lodz, in the county Piotrowski, 30 roofs were damaged, including 11 for residential buildings.

[Lil Margin]

Yeah and the storm itself came in a very weird way...