Maybe some of you have heard of Pukkelpop. I believe it's the 2nd biggest festival in Belgium.
2 hours ago, a storm hit Belgium, and it hit the festival hard. Hail, rain, thunder,...
2 tents collapsed. 1 completely, 1 partially. One tower with speakers also collapsed. Main entrance has collapsed too, and many trees fell down too.
Many, many people injured, and it's believed that there are 6 deaths although the red cross hasn't confirmed it yet (they say that there's at least 1 death).
I'm glad I didn't go this year! Bit worried though, a good friend of me is over there and I can't reach her...
Re: Rampage at Pukkelpop
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:22 pm
by fretn
Serious, hoping that there aren't any casualties.
Just got info from one my friends over there that she's ok! thankgod!
fretn wrote:Serious, hoping that there aren't any casualties.
Just got info from one my friends over there that she's ok! thankgod!
Text message I sent to my friend still hasn't arrived. I hope she's ok and it's just the cell phone network that's acting up...
Re: Rampage at Pukkelpop
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:46 pm
by espire
cell phone network is having some troubles.
Re: Rampage at Pukkelpop
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:59 pm
by NilsFG
espire wrote:cell phone network is having some troubles.
According to the offical announcement from the pkp organisation the cell phone network has been restored.
Text message still didn't reach my friend, I hope her cell phone is just off, still fucking worried.
Situation over there is a bit surreal.
Re: Rampage at Pukkelpop
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 7:25 pm
by AntlionUK
dark. weather has some serious beef with outdoor musical events at the moment.
I really hope all of my mate are fine; can't reach them because the operators are overloaded; this really sucks
Re: Rampage at Pukkelpop
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:55 pm
by oprs
budsteq wrote:apparantely skrillex was performing..
inb4 damn why didn't he die
baha, funny but at the same time not.
to all the ones with friends there. hope they are okay
Re: Rampage at Pukkelpop
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:03 am
by Sexual_Chocolate
ahh... i hate seeing death in these circumstances, hope the people mentioned above are algud, OUT TO YOU GUYS
Re: Rampage at Pukkelpop
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 8:33 am
by 2manynoobs
5 deaths now
still a few people fighting for their lives in the hospital
and 100s of people with fractures etc..
Re: Rampage at Pukkelpop
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 8:42 am
by 2manynoobs
one of the tents that 'went'
Re: Rampage at Pukkelpop
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 10:07 am
by RandoRando
budsteq wrote:apparantely skrillex was performing..
inb4 his music caused the storm
fixed
Re: Rampage at Pukkelpop
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 10:09 am
by oprs
RandoRando wrote:
budsteq wrote:apparantely skrillex was performing..
inb4 his music caused the storm
fixed
Gtfo.
Re: Rampage at Pukkelpop
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 11:27 am
by RandoRando
Re: Rampage at Pukkelpop
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:03 pm
by solphy
shit gets real at about 1.26
also: this was at 6 in the afternoon...looks more like 6 at night
several friends of mine were there and got out ok (except for the bruising/wounding from the hail). Some people i vaguely know pulled out a guy from underneath a crushed foodstand, but they were too late
