A wall of LED screens fell from the stage at an open-air rap concert in Germany during a storm on August 31, injuring 30 people.
The incident happened while rappers Marteria and Casper were performing in Essen City, where over 18 000 people attended. The rappers went on with their performances but eventually stopped after continuous storms battered the area.
German weather spokesperson noted that "There was a short but powerful storm," adding that the weather services had also released a storm warning at 19:30 (05:30 UTC.)
According to reports, two people are suffering from life-threatening injuries while around 150 had to undergo treatment due to shock.
Es war verdammt nass..... #casper #marteria #SeasideBeach #Essen #davorwaresverdammtgeil #supernova pic.twitter.com/LPaFFo5EZ0
— Jottyindahouse (@JayVau) September 1, 2019
Chaos bei #casper und #Materia #konzert .... pic.twitter.com/su2pxyrFe7
— Dirk VDG (@sam73DE) August 31, 2019
Habe durch Zufall gefilmt, wie die linke Videoleinwand sich löst, beim #casper und #materia #konzert in #essen. Danach sind wir nur noch gerannt. Es war einfach mega chaotisch. Was war da los?! pic.twitter.com/7bVYF0lkEv
— Julchen (@juujia) August 31, 2019
Ein Open-Air-Konzert mit #marteria und #casper endete in Essen tragisch. Durch ein heftiges Gewitter löste sich eine LED-Leinwand von der Bühne: https://t.co/Qf5aE04cbV
— SWR3 (@swr3) September 1, 2019
Featured image credit: Jottyindahouse
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