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1 dead, 17 injured as strong winds hit Spanish music festival

August 13, 2022

One person is dead with at least 17 people injured after high winds caused part of a stage to collapse at a dance music festival in Spain.

Medusa Festival is currently taking place in Valencia, with videos emerging on Twitter of strong winds impacting the event around 4am on Saturday (local time).

Emergency services can be seen in attendance, with one video showing paramedics helping someone on the ground near a massive stage.

Local media report one person died and at least 17 were injured when the strong winds caused part of the main stage to collapse.

The event posted to its official Instagram account that the festival has been suspended due to a weather event.

Artists at the festival include international acts Steve Aoki and Carl Cox.

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