The column spoke to couple Camila Abreu, a lawyer, and Gustavo Assis, an engineer, from Rio de Janeiro, who were camping at the event. They describe what it was like to encounter rain, mud and chaos.
“The first storm came at 2 p.m. [ontem]. Tomorrowland has an app and anyone who buys a ticket will receive information there. They warned everyone to seek shelter as a storm was forecast. “We stayed in the tent,” says Camila, who shares details of the accident on her social networks.
According to the lawyer, the room they are in is made up of tents from the festival itself and nothing was damaged even after heavy rain. For those who took tents with them, the situation is not the same. “The campsite where everyone brought their own tent was flooded and turned into a lot of mud. There were people who left everything completely wet and destroyed.”
Gustavo Assis says they arrived at the festival around 5 p.m. and encountered a few storms. “There were some lineup changes, delays and even a DJ who didn’t show up. It is possible to stay in front of the stage because there is a podium, but all other areas were completely muddy.”
When it was time to leave, the chaos was greater. The hill turned into pure mud. One holds the other. Anyone who didn’t wear boots found themselves kneedeep in mud. Camila Abreu.