"Empty Hills 2009" inundated by rain

At the festival, free art "Empty Hills 2009," is in the Smolensk region, in a critical situation. The rains have filled all the dirt roads that are suitable for the festival. In a mud trap, tens of thousands of people, many of them children. Despite the relatively high temperature (30 degrees Celsius), have regular rains off the roads leading to the sites of the festival washed, and the area of the festival, in a valley, sound floodplain at the confluence of the rivers. Water flooded the area of the festival, all the tents in which people live, on muddy sand are ground. Cars audience and musicians who come to the hard to reach, can not pre-reserved parking space. Once the car has actually blocked traffic near the festival village Pavlovsk DPS forbidden entrance to the village. According to sources NEWSmusic.ru, at a party full of medical aid, the power is turned off most of the scenes, there is no quick supply of food and water. Terrain "Ural", carries the mud weights, stuck in a swamp. Built all the bridges to cross the streams, washed showers. Organizers of the festival in the evening on 11 June as "from the festival will dispense with the car." Explanations are: "None of us could have guessed that the first day of the festival come the audience more than it was at the festival in 2008, coupled with the heavy rains, and creates without the many problems during construction, it made the venue of the festival inappropriate. for entry and placement of vehicles. " A little later there was a further clarification: The festival is associated with enormous challenges faced by the weather, but continues. The festival program is greatly reduced schedule remodeled "in fact". Festival buses run on time! Ticket was not canceled! Arrival of the new cars - is blocked. No parking spaces washed out roads. Machine for 15 km to the festival are available. This distance increases with each new incoming car. To Pavlovsk passed only festival traffic. Take the car to the festival - contraindicated! As it was NEWSmusic.ru known to the venue of the Festival "Empty Hills 2009" drawn to evacuate power MOE Smolensk and Kaluga regions, but active steps have not tried. In an emergency, MES is ready to use helicopters. Only in an emergency was over 35 thousand people. The end of the festival for 14 June planned. Photos of the 11th Festival "Empty Hills", the situation on Thursday June: Host of the festival has become a solid dirt turned Start 1 2 3 4 Final Continued