German music festival halted after lightning strikes injure 71

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A rock music festival in Germany was halted for five hours on Saturday with organizers urging more than 90,000 fans to seek shelter in cars and tents as another thunderstorm approached hours after lightning strikes injured 71 people. Festival organizers told a news conference that performances would resume after the storm blew over, and said they had warned some 92,500 participants before arriving to be prepared for bad weather. “We are not considering cancelling the festival,” said spokeswoman Katharina Wenisch.