One Killed, Dozens Injured as High Winds Cause Stage Collapse at Spain Festival

One Killed, Dozens Injured as High Winds Cause Stage Collapse at Spain Festival
The Medusa music festival venue after high winds caused part of a stage to collapse, in Cullera, near Valencia, Spain, on Aug. 13, 2022. Eva Manez/Reuters
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CULLERA, Spain—One person was killed and dozens were injured when high winds caused part of the main stage to collapse at a dance music festival near the Spanish city of Valencia early on Saturday, emergency services said.

Other infrastructure was also damaged when gusts battered the Medusa Festival, a huge electronic music festival held over six days in the east coast town of Cullera.