Slovakia’s Pohoda Festival came to an abrupt, early end over the weekend as a tent collapsed with festivalgoers inside.
The annual festival was set to take place from July 11 through 13 at the Trenčín airport with an estimated 30,000 attendees with performances from artists like James Black and Peggy Gou. However, Friday night was met with strong winds and a severe storm, causing Morcheeba and Royal Blood’s sets to be cancelled. According to local news outlets, the storm caused one of the festival’s tents to collapse. When the tent fell, 29 guests were injured, including one festivalgoer who sustained a hip fracture. All guests injured were transported to local hospitals.
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Breaking News: Pohoda Festival Cancelled After Tent Collapse Injures 29📍 Trenčín, Slovakia
🗓️ 14 July 2024Slovakia’s Pohoda Festival has been cancelled after a tent stage collapsed during a severe storm, injuring 29 people. Nearly 30,000 attendees were present when the pic.twitter.com/pYN2hz4gef
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🧵🇨🇿Footage from a strong storm at the Pohoda music festival. Firefighters and paramedics are still on the scene. The program is suspended until further notice. However, according to SME, the area is not being evacuated yet. pic.twitter.com/eYcRfIbnKX
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Festival POHODA na Slovensku – Trenčín 12. 7. 2024.
“Před a po…” 🙄 pic.twitter.com/RhFGLZ505J— Jarda Prochazka (@jarda_prochazka) July 13, 2024
Organizers decided to call-off the remainder of the festival.
“Based on the available information, inspecting all the structures could not be completed in less than 24 hours, which makes it impossible to continue with the festival programme,” organizers said in a statement. “The safety of our guests is our priority, and therefore we believe that our decision, made with great regret, will be understood by everyone.”
Festivalgoers who were camping onsite were allowed to stay overnight, and organizers provided a basic supply of drinks and food for guests.
This isn’t the first time Pohoda Festival faced severe weather challenges; in 2009, two people died and dozens were injured after a tent collapsed during a thunderstorm. The German firm Laudeuer-Wehnachtscircus was charged with public endangerment and was forced to pay €33,000 in damages.
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