The terrifying moment a stand packed with revellers celebrating carnival in Argentina completely collapsed, leaving scores injured, has been shared online.
Video footage of the horrifying moment shows the chanting crowd jumping on a jam-packed stand while carnival performers parade by. Suddenly, the cheers are replaced with terrified screams, closely followed by a shocked silence as the group of people disappear from sight.
Impresionante video. Así fue el derrumbe de una tribuna en los carnavales de Villa Santa Rosa de Río Primero (Córdoba). Hubo 34 heridos. Algunos con fracturas expuestas. pic.twitter.com/9zUw4R58YO
— Lisandro Guzmán (@Lisandrocordoba) February 17, 2019
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Argentine police later confirmed that 34 people were injured in the incident, some seriously. The mayor of Villa Santa Rosa, Víctor Kieffer, told reporters the “excessive” jumping of the audience caused the grandstands to give way underfoot.
“We regret the accident of course and I apologize because it is what you least expect at a party like this. What I want to say is that we are going to continue with this [investigation],” Kieffer said in a news conference.
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