LOS ANGELES: The day after at least eight people died and more than 300 were injured when fans rushed to the stage during the headling show at the Astroworld Music Festival in Houston on Friday night (US central time), American Rapper Travis Scott issued a statement on social media, said he ” Really destroyed “.
“I was completely destroyed by what happened last night.
My prayers went to the family and all those affected by what happened at the Astroworld Festival,” Scott’s statement on social media.
Meanwhile, the City Mayor said two children, aged 14 and 16 years, were among the eight people who died at the American Rapper Scott’s Astroworld Music Festival in Houston on Friday night.
Other victims were in the age group 21 to 27 years, said Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner at a press conference.
Among the injured is a 10-year-old child who is in critical condition, said Police Chief Houston Troy Finner.
Scott, a grammy nominated artist eight times which is very popular among young adults, appearing in the NRG park, when the crowd began to push into the stage and the tragedy occurred.
Scott added in his statement: “Houston PD has total support because they continue to look into the loss of a tragic life.
I am committed to working with the Houston community to heal and support families in need.” Many reports from participants were collected with ‘varieties’ from their own investigations and media reports, however, accused that security workers and emergencies are hard to find and sometimes unresponsive during the chaotic scene in NRG Park.
The crowd, in fact, was noisy, with many concert spectators who seemed to be drunk.
The first report that people fell and injured came around 9:30 a.m.
local time.
The festival stopped at 10:10 a.m.
Some people were trampled on a crush on a fan in front of the stage.
About 50,000 people are present.
Concluding the dangers that will soon occur in post-covid returns to normality, ‘Varieties’ noted: “When the concert world has carefully returned from the 18 months of pandemic locking, the festival has become a great power in the comeback, both for fans and promoters.
But the tragedy at the Astroworld Travis Scott Festival …
shows how fast disasters can occur.
“Community sentiment articulated by Judge Haris Lina Hidalgo, who said:” This is an artist who we know has followers among young people in particular, people Young people with bright futures.
” He added that the age of the victims “just destroyed your heart”.
Houston is in Harris County, Texas.