Germany's Wacken Open Air halts admissions after persistent rain turns site to mud
The weather takes the shine off the largest metal music festival in the world, as the Wacken Open Air festival was forced to limit admissions because heavy rain turned the ground to mud.
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00:00 The mud has taken the shine off the largest metal music festival in the world.
00:05 The Walken Open Air Festival in Germany has been forced to reduce the number of people attending the event after heavy rain turned the ground sludge.
00:13 Around 50,000 people made it into the festival before organizers stopped admissions.
00:19 A drop from the 85,000 people who had bought tickets and were expected to attend.
00:24 The atmosphere is a bit wet, but in general I would say relatively good. You do your best.
00:30 When we set up, the news came that no cars are allowed to arrive.
00:35 And we thought, oh my God, how lucky are we that we have now come to the place.
00:40 Traffic jams around the festival were largely cleared out by Wednesday morning after many fans turned back or sought alternative camping sites.
00:53 Those who remain try their best to enjoy the 150 metal bands scheduled to play throughout the festival.
01:00 Despite the 40 liters per square meter of water that fell in a span of just 24 hours.
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01:13 (whooshing)