Another stage collapse - five dead in Belgium

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14586001
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The death toll at the Pukkelpop music festival in Belgium, hit by a sudden violent storm, has now risen to five, say local officials.

Staging collapsed, giant screens fell, tents were flattened and trees were uprooted in the space of minutes after the storm struck.

Dozens more people were hurt, several seriously.

Within 10 minutes, the storm had turned the festival site into a scene of mud and destruction, reports said.

More than 20 ambulances raced to and from the site near Hasselt, some 50 miles (80km) east of Brussels. More-lightly injured people were being treated at a local sports complex.

Many festival-goers were inside tents which collapsed when the storm hit.

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[WinkyDink]

1. As a digression: To the metric fanatics: Notice how many news articles use the measure of "dozens"?