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Medusa Festival in Cullera south of Valencia
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One person died when a stage collapsed at a music festival near Valencia.
At least 17 other people were injured, three of them seriously, the Spanish rescue services said on Saturday.
Strong winds caused parts of the stage construction to collapse.
The accident happened in the early hours of the morning at the Medusa electronic music festival, which is being held for six days in the east coast town of Cullera, south of Valencia.
Festival site cleared
The festival was suspended due to bad weather to ensure the safety of visitors, staff and artists, organizers said on Facebook.
As a precaution, the festival site was cleared to facilitate the work of the rescue and security services.
According to Spanish media, other structures on the festival site were damaged by the strong wind.
Video recordings showed how visitors tried to get to safety from the sudden storm.
Parts of the huge stage set were torn loose and flew through the air, a sandstorm obstructed the view.
Police and ambulance were on site.
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