Pohoda Festival in Slovakia cancelled after tent collapses, injuring 29

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Slovak Spectator, strong winds and a severe storm caused one of the festival’s large tents, Aréna Slovenskej sporiteľne, to collapse, with dozens of festival-goers inside.

See footage of the accident below.A post shared by Pohoda Festival (@pohodafestival)The festival’s chief physician Jaroslav Vidan confirmed that 29 people had been injured by the accident late on Friday night (July 12). “Twenty-eight injuries were minor, mostly lacerations, and one injury was of moderate severity, involving a hip fracture,” he said, before adding that all those injured had been taken to hospital.The festival confirmed that it had been cancelled at around midnight on Friday, writing on social media: “Based on the available information, the inspection of all structures could not be completed sooner than within 24 hours, which makes it impossible to continue the festival programme.”“After carefully considering the time required to inspect the safety of festival structures, we have decided that we must end Pohoda 2024,” the organisers added.The festival was due to finish on Saturday, including sets by artists including Nia Archives, Black Pumas, Ezra Collective, Mount Kimbie and LA Priest.The dramatic weather had caused disruptions earlier in the day on Friday, with performances by Morcheeba and Royal Blood not taking place for safety reasons.

The festival was suspended at 20:00, before the decision was made to shut it down four hours later.Festival-goers had been warned not to stand near the tent’s poles due to the threat of lightning, but many people were thought to be seeking shelter from the storm in the tent.The Slovakian bank Slovenská sporiteľňa, which sponsored the tent in question, paid for extra buses to take people off site, and.