A crush at the Love Parade dance music festival in Germany caused the deaths of 19 people and injured hundreds more. Those affected were trapped in a tunnel leading to the Love Parade that became overcrowded; the victims were trampled to death.
Festival-goers accused organisers of failing to prepare adequately for the 1.4 million people attending the festival. The decision to have one point of entry through a disused tunnel, they said, had brought about the situation. The Love Parade’s founder, Dr Motte, said of the disaster:
The organisers showed not the slightest responsibility for people. One single entrance through a tunnel lends itself to disaster. I am very sad.
The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, sent her condolences to the families and friends of the victims.
“Young people came to party. Instead, there was death and injury. I am aghast and saddened by the sorrow and the pain,” she said.
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