2023-06-23 07:09:00
Nearly 100 injured at concert in Denver, Colorado, USA/loonathebrave/TMX
2023.06.23 Fri posted at 16:09 JST
(CNN) About 100 people gathered at an amphitheater near Denver for a concert scheduled for that day suffered cuts, broken bones and other injuries as severe rain and hail swept through the Denver, Colorado area on Sunday. I lost.
At least seven people were taken to hospital, none of them with life-threatening injuries, the West Metro Fire Department said. Up to 90 people were treated at the scene.
Vera Oliveira, who was present at the scene, said she was nearly trampled on as she tried to escape from the hail. rice field. She said she injured her head and shoulder in the commotion.
Nearly 100 injured at concert in Denver, Colorado, USA/loonathebrave/TMX
The Boulder branch of the National Weather Service (NWS) called on the area, including the amphitheater, to be on alert for severe storms at around 9:04 p.m. was expected.
Strong winds, tornadoes and hail are expected in the area this followingnoon and into the night, with six tornadoes recorded across Colorado on the evening of the same day.
Ambulance arriving at the concert venue
The amphitheater was scheduled to host a concert by former member of the popular band One Direction, Louis Tomlinson.
The performance was postponed twice due to bad weather, and the organizers asked the audience to evacuate in their cars. After that, the guards were lifted and the audience returned to the venue, but in the end it was decided to postpone it, and the audience was urged to go home.
A spectator, Ashley Scott, said of the turmoil at the scene, “Right following the extreme weather warning was issued and it was announced to evacuate immediately, it started to rain heavily.”
Video shot by Scott shows a hail tumbling down a flight of stairs and a flash of lightning in the sky.
Tornadoes killed four people in northwest Texas today.
Hail storm at concert venue Injured regarding 100 people, transported 7 people Colorado, USA
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