At least 71 people are injured and eight taken to hospital after severe electrical storms hit festival site near Frankfurt
At least 42 fans were hospitalised on Friday evening, including at least two people who had to be resuscitated by paramedics, although none were in a life-threatening condition.
A rock festival in western Germany was suspended Saturday after scores of people were injured in a lightning storm and forecasters predicted more severe weather.
A rock festival in western Germany was suspended Saturday after scores of people were injured in a lightning storm and forecasters predicted more severe weather.
Paramedics said more than 70 people were hospitalized after a storm struck the Rock am Ring festival late Friday at a former airfield near Mendig, 100 kilometers (62 miles) west of Frankfurt.
A rock music festival in Germany was halted for five hours on Saturday with organizers urging more than 90,000 fans to seek shelter in cars and tents as another thunderstorm approached hours after lightning strikes injured 71 people.
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