A raging crowd of amped-up concertgoers became a deadly wave of humanity when rapper Travis Scott performed for 70 minutes last week and nine people died. Those in the throng described the scene:http://apne.ws/EnDzIe2
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“You’re trying to breathe but you can’t.” As soon as Travis Scott took the stage, 29-year-old Niaara Goods says everything went haywire. She felt her ribs being crushed, an arm in her neck.http://apne.ws/4qsb1n8
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“It was every man for himself.” Billy Nasser saw a man passed out on the ground, his eyes rolled back in his head. He couldn’t help him and watched as others stepped on his unmoving body.http://apne.ws/XLevrT3
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A raging crowd, their high-voltage idol, then disaster. Revelers describe the moments when a Houston concert turned into a deadly wave of humanity.http://apne.ws/dKxpo7k
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“There is someone dying!” A young woman climbs on a platform with a cameraman, trying to get help. A young man joined her, screaming: “Stop the show! Stop the show!” http://apne.ws/XFvP0j3 pic.twitter.com/FEDGziiWHB
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“I gotta get out! I gotta get out!” Ariel Little cried, her chest throbbing under the crowd’s crush. “If I fall, you’re going to get trampled,” Michael Suarez told himself. “I’m going to die in here,” Stacey Sarmiento thought as she tried to escape. http://apne.ws/RCZyxC7 pic.twitter.com/YARz7JjhYc
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It felt to some as if it couldn’t get worse, but another rush was coming. Fifty-two minutes into Scott’s set, superstar rapper Drake appeared on stage, a surprise that sent the crowd again pushing.http://apne.ws/cwR8DLu
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"Make it home safe." After 70 minutes, Travis Scott left the stage. The crowds receded. In a medical tent built to hold 10, the gurneys began to fill.http://apne.ws/RCGgd0R
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