Crowd surge kills at least 8 at Houston music festival

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Fans attending a Houston music festival surged toward the stage during a performance by rapper Travis Scott, triggering panic in the crowd of tens of thousands. At least eight people were killed and many more hurt, authorities said.

The chaos unfolded Friday evening at Astroworld, a sold-out, two-day event at the NRG Park stadium. An estimated 50,000 people were in attendance. It was not clear what set the crowd in motion.

Johnson said fans started to crush each other, and people started screaming. He said it felt like 100 degrees in the crowd, which was so thick that he and his friends could not move. In a tweet posted Saturday, Scott said he was "absolutely devastated by what took place last night." He pledged to work "together with the Houston community to heal and support the families in need."

Amy Harris, a freelance photographer for The Associated Press, described an "aggressive" crowd atmosphere throughout the day because of the way fans were behaving -- pushing and rushing the stage barricades and prohibited VIP and admission areas. "I think it's very important that none of us speculate. Nobody has all the answers tonight," Finner said.

 

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Oh no not less backward Texans

Just wait for the Covid surge.

I feel like everyone forgot how to behave in public.

Sheep. These are the real sheep!

And some guy on another thread just said Canadians were dumb

Tragic 💔

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