文章轉載自 世紀君 21世紀英文報

美國時(shí)間5日晚，在美國得克薩斯州最大城市休斯敦舉行的“天文世界”音樂(lè )節上，人群過(guò)度擁擠并發(fā)生踩踏事故，造成至少8人死亡，25人受傷被送往醫院，約300人在現場(chǎng)接受醫學(xué)檢查和治療。有美媒報道稱(chēng)，美國當紅說(shuō)唱歌手特拉維斯•斯科特當時(shí)正在臺上演唱。

At least eight people were killed and many others injured after a crowd surged forward while rapper Travis Scott was on stage at the Astroworld Festival in Houston on Friday night.

視頻來(lái)源：央視網(wǎng)

休斯敦市長(cháng)特納在新聞發(fā)布會(huì )上說(shuō)，8名死者中包括兩名未成年人。共有25名傷者被送往醫院，目前仍有13人住院接受治療，其中5人年齡在18歲以下，包括一名年僅10歲、生命垂危的兒童。

音樂(lè )節的主創(chuàng )者斯科特現年29歲，是休斯敦本地人，曾憑包括《天文世界》單曲和專(zhuān)輯在內的音樂(lè )作品8次獲得格萊美獎提名。作為美國流行樂(lè )壇當紅歌手，他的樂(lè )迷群體以年輕人居多，其中包括大量未成年人。

這一悲劇震驚全美，陸續有親歷者講述了事件過(guò)程。從目前市政當局和媒體披露的情況及親歷者回憶來(lái)看，音樂(lè )節很可能存在秩序混亂、缺乏應急預案等諸多隱患。

演出曾數次暫停又繼續

美國中部時(shí)間當晚9時(shí)許，特拉維斯•斯科特登上舞臺時(shí)，人群向臺前涌去導致悲劇發(fā)生。而據親歷者回憶，其實(shí)在此之前，現場(chǎng)的情形已經(jīng)開(kāi)始變糟了。

The tragedy occurred just after 9 p.m. CT as rapper Travis Scott was on stage. But before Scott even came out, things got ugly, fast. The crowd surged forward while Scott was on stage.

有視頻顯示，斯科特演出時(shí)，一輛救護車(chē)閃著(zhù)燈駛入擁擠的現場(chǎng)，演出隨即中斷。當時(shí)斯科特看向臺下，表情困惑。

Video from the event showed Scott paused and looked on in confusion during the performance as an ambulance with flashing lights moved into the densely packed crowd.

此外，視頻中還能聽(tīng)到斯科特說(shuō)道：“有輛救護車(chē)……哇……”，畫(huà)面中可以看到疑似一輛緊急救護車(chē)輛的白色車(chē)頂，但是已被人潮吞沒(méi)。

Scott pauses the show for the first time: "There's an ambulance in the ... whoah whoah," he said. In an aerial shot, the white top of what appears to be an emergency vehicle could be seen swallowed up in the crowd.

不過(guò)，在短暫的中斷后，斯科特的演出繼續。他繼續鼓動(dòng)觀(guān)眾：雙手舉起來(lái)，我要震動(dòng)大地……

Moments later, Scott continues the show, re-energizing the audience: "Two hands to the sky, I want to make this ... ground shake."

不到15分鐘后，斯科特暫停了表演說(shuō)道：有人過(guò)來(lái)幫幫忙，有人暈倒了……別動(dòng)他，別動(dòng)他，所有人后退，安保過(guò)來(lái)幫幫忙，快一點(diǎn)……

But less than fifteen minutes later, he stops the show again."We need somebody to help, somebody passed out right here. ... Don't touch him, don't touch him, everybody just back up. Security, somebody help, jump in real quick."

路透社報道稱(chēng)，在這一幕發(fā)生后，斯科特的表演又繼續了。在加拿大歌手德雷克壓軸上臺前，斯科特再度要觀(guān)眾們“震動(dòng)大地”。

The show continues moments later. Again, Scott calls on the audience to make the "earth quake," before sharing the stage with Canadian rapper, songwriter and actor Drake toward the end of the concert.

路透社：斯科特在“天文世界”的演出因發(fā)生人員傷亡出現多次中斷

休斯敦消防局長(cháng)培尼亞在新聞發(fā)布會(huì )上說(shuō)，事發(fā)時(shí)，人群向前方舞臺擠壓，引發(fā)恐慌，有人摔倒昏迷，出現傷亡后再次在人群中引發(fā)更嚴重的恐慌。

"The crowd began to compress towards the front of the stage and that caused some panic and it started causing some injuries," Houston Fire Chief Samuel Pena told a press briefing outside NRG Park early Saturday morning.

一位昵稱(chēng)為“SeannaFaith”的網(wǎng)民在Instagram上分享了她當晚的遭遇，稱(chēng)現場(chǎng)很多人遭到擠壓無(wú)法呼吸，也難以逃離。但攝影師及工作人員沒(méi)有理會(huì )他們的呼喊。

不少現場(chǎng)視頻顯示，觀(guān)眾曾一同高聲呼喊徹底停止演出，但是斯科特還在繼續演唱。

據《休斯敦紀事報》報道，許多觀(guān)眾要求中止演出，市政當局宣布出現“大規模傷亡”后的37分鐘里，演出還在繼續。

演出的持續進(jìn)行也影響了救援行動(dòng)。

親歷者控訴有關(guān)方忽視安全

截至7日，至少兩名休斯敦“天文世界”音樂(lè )節踩踏事件受傷者分別提起訴訟，指控斯科特等人及音樂(lè )節組織方輕忽觀(guān)眾安全。

網(wǎng)上流傳的視頻顯示，5日下午開(kāi)始入場(chǎng)時(shí)，數百名歌迷不顧安保人員阻攔，沖入一個(gè)貴賓安檢口并繞過(guò)金屬探測器�；靵y中有人受傷，有人被拘留。據音樂(lè )節網(wǎng)站介紹，5日晚音樂(lè )節大約5萬(wàn)張門(mén)票均銷(xiāo)售一空。踩踏事故發(fā)生后，原定6日舉行的音樂(lè )節活動(dòng)被取消。

圖源：abc新聞網(wǎng)視頻

據報道，得克薩斯州律師托馬斯•亨利7日代表一名受傷觀(guān)眾起訴斯科特和當晚登臺演出的另一名歌手德雷克，以及負責音樂(lè )會(huì )運營(yíng)宣發(fā)的公司和提供演出場(chǎng)地的公司。亨利當天發(fā)表聲明指責斯科特和德雷克在踩踏事件發(fā)生后，盡管看到救護車(chē)進(jìn)入現場(chǎng)，卻仍然繼續演出。聲明說(shuō)，歌迷本應擁有安全環(huán)境來(lái)享受音樂(lè )會(huì )，但“他們的夜晚充斥恐懼、傷害和死亡”。

Texas attorney Thomas J. Henry filed a lawsuit Sunday against Travis Scott as well as Drake. The suit also names Live Nation and NRG Stadium. "Live musical performances are meant to inspire catharsis, not tragedy," said Henry in a press release. " Many of these concert-goers were looking forward to this event for months, and they deserved a safe environment in which to have fun and enjoy the evening. Instead, their night was one of fear, injury, and death."

此前，另一名在踩踏事故中受傷的觀(guān)眾已于6日向得克薩斯州哈里斯縣法院遞交訴狀，指控斯科特及其演出公司未能以安全方式妥善策劃和舉辦音樂(lè )會(huì )，并蓄意忽視安全風(fēng)險，在某些情形下還積極鼓勵和煽動(dòng)危險行為。

A concertgoer who was injured during the festival is suing rapper and producer Travis Scott, who was the organizer of the Astroworld Festival, as well as entertainment company Live Nation, concert promoter Scoremore and others involved in the event, according to the lawsuit obtained by CNN. "Defendants failed to properly plan and conduct the concert in a safe manner," the lawsuit continued. "Instead, they consciously ignored the extreme risks of harm to concertgoers, and, in some cases actively encouraged and fomented dangerous behaviors.”

斯科特6日在社交媒體平臺上說(shuō)慘劇令人“崩潰”，自己在配合當局調查，愿為受害者及其家人提供幫助。

In a social media post on Saturday morning, Scott said he was "absolutely devastated" by what happened, would support the police as they investigate the incident, and wanted to help the community heal.

休斯敦警察局長(cháng)芬納在新聞發(fā)布會(huì )上說(shuō)，現場(chǎng)觀(guān)眾有5萬(wàn)人之多，他擔心突然叫停演出可能引發(fā)難以控制的騷亂。但《休斯敦紀事報》說(shuō)，休斯敦地區因天氣等原因突然取消露天活動(dòng)的情形頗為常見(jiàn)，音樂(lè )節組織者和市政當局應有關(guān)于如何叫停演出的“計劃和程序”。工作人員在必要時(shí)僅用幾秒鐘就能關(guān)閉舞臺所有電源并通過(guò)音視頻系統播放安全信息。但事發(fā)當晚，現場(chǎng)無(wú)人播放任何安全信息。

休斯敦市長(cháng)特納承諾將徹底調查這一事件，但調查可能持續數周或數月。

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