At least eight people have died and numerous others were injured in what officials described as a surge of the crowd at the Astroworld music festival in Houston, Texas while rapper Travis Scott was performing. @HoustonFire Chief Peña and Harris County leaders brief media in regards to MCI at Astroworld Festival. Astroworld is a two-day music festival that was scheduled to take place on Friday and Saturday in Houston, Texas. Drake joined Travis Scott on-stage at the concert — which was live-streamed by Apple Music — and posted photos to Instagram after the performance. Event promoters had arranged for medical units to be on scene at the festival, however once the crowd surge began, those units were “quickly overwhelmed,” Mr Pena said.

Source: Huffington Post November 07, 2021 09:17 UTC