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On the 24th of July 2010 there was a major accident at the German music festival Love Parade in Duisburg. Because of safety problems, too many visitors and a mass hysteria that broke out between the visitors 21 persons died and 509 people were injured.
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Arteveldehogeschool- English for law practice reportRodrigues carmen 2RP1 16-08-2010
Crush at German music festival Love Parade kills 21 people
Index
Love Parade
Love Parade edition 2010
Organizers Love Parade
Investigation Love Parade
Victims Love Parade
Love Parade
Founder Matthias Rouingh / DJ dr.Motte
1989
“Friede,Freude,Eierkuchen”
1993: international character
Love Parade
1994-2001: biggest techno-event in the world
2001-2005: Years of glory are over
2005: bankrupty
2006: new sponser
Love Parade
Lovapent GmbH
Mc fit
Rainer schaller
2006-2009 : popularity is coming back
24-07-2010 : Love Parade in Duisburg
Love Parade edition 2010
24 th July 2010
Duisburg – former goods station
250.000 m²
Capacity for 200.000 people
“Art of love”
Love parade edition 2010
Between 200.000 and 1.4 million expected visitors
+- 400.000 visitors in Duisburg
3200 police and security people
Tunnel „Karl-Lehr-Strasse‟ – 5 m breadth
Love Parade edition 2010
1 entrance and exit
One road -25 m breadth
Overcrowded
Panic
Mass-hysteria
Organizers Love Parade edition 2010
Organization Love Parade
A lot of people involved:
- People with an important role
- -People with a less important roll
- accused for the responsabily of 21 victims in the case of Duisburg 2010
Organizers Love Parade edition 2010
Adolf Sauerland: Burgomaster of Dui
sburg.
Planning and preparation Love Parade
Refuses to resign
Received a lot of deadthreats
Police protection
Organizers Love Parade edition 2010
Carsten Walter:
Psychologist of the Love Parade
In charge of the safety
Camera security
Keeping an eye on the visitors
Failed in his job
Organizers Love Parade edition 2010
Police and firedepartment of Duisburg
400.000 visitors
3.200 police on hand
Responded to late
Didn‟t help the visitors
Organizers Love Parade edition 2010
Rainer Schaller : ownercompany LovapentGmbH
Head organizer of the Love Parade
Insurance with AXA for7.5 million Euros
Organizers Love Parade edition 2010
Matthias Rouingh/ DrMotte
Founder Love Parade
Distanced himself in 2006
Claims he‟s notresponsible
Invcstigation Love parade 2010
Minister of internal affairs of Noordrijn-Westfalen
Authority investigation police force of Keulen
Research commission in Keulen
The public prosecution Service of Keulen
Victims Love Parade 2010
21 victims of different nationalities
Cause of death
509 people wounded
Project Duisburg monument
Victims Love Parade 2010
Tunnel : memorial for the public
Memorial ceremony in the Salvator Churc
Football station MSV Duisburg + other churches in the city
Victims Love Parade 2010
Out of respect for the victims of the Love Parade in Duisburg 2010 there will never be a German music festival Love Parade again.
