US Edition"I Would Get One Panic Attack After Another": Video Shows Wiesn-Chaos at Overfilling
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Munich police asked people not to come to the festival during the lockdown. But forty minutes later, the situation was resolved.
For the first time, the Theresienwiese had to be completely cordoned off due to the crowds. Some visitors panicked – partly because of misleading announcements. How did the city and police react? Reconstruction of a Wiesn at the limit.
On Saturday afternoon, the Wiesn visitors suddenly listened: A loudspeaker announcement asks for no reason to leave the grounds. The restlessness is triggered by the guests, but the biggest folk festival in the world is only overcrowded. Now questions arise.
An unexpected visitor rush led to the temporary closure of the Wiesn on early Saturday evening. A video shows it was tight on the grounds.
On Saturday afternoon it is so crowded on the Theresienwiese that the responsible people have to act. A few visitors are even in panic.
Access to Theresienwiese and the Oktoberfest in Munich was closed in the early evening.
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