Strong winds cause havoc at Stagecoach, festival postponed, fans evacuated

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Due to precocious winds astatine Stagecoach, the festival promoter Goldenvoice postponed the festival Saturday nighttime until further announcement and crowds are presently being evacuated.

An “Emergency Evacuation” connection showed up connected screens connected the festival’s Mane Stage saying “the festival is been postponed until further notice. Please determination rapidly and calmly to the nearest exit.”

The metropolis of Indio wherever the fest is located is nether a beardown upwind advisory until 11 a.m. Sunday morning. A upwind advisory issued by the National Weather Service was successful effect astatine 2 p.m. but the gusts didn’t prime up until Teddy swims’ Mane Stage acceptable conscionable aft 5 p.m.

Thousands of radical poured retired of the festival. Despite determination being messaging connected the surface to evacuate, immoderate exigency exits were inactive closed by information unit betwixt the main signifier and the main entrance. In summation to messaging connected screens, the Stagecoach app sent an alert for radical to evacuate.

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