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Drake says his ‘heart is broken’ over the Astroworld Festival tragedy
He took to Instagram and wrote, “I’ve spent the previous few days attempting to wrap my thoughts round this devastating tragedy. I hate resorting to this platform to specific an emotion as delicate as grief however that is the place I discover myself,” he wrote.
“My coronary heart is damaged for the households and mates of those that misplaced their lives and for anybody who’s struggling. I’ll proceed to hope for all of them, and can be of service in any approach I can. Might God be with you all.”
Drake had carried out on the competition on Friday, which over 50,000 followers attended.
Travis Scott, the music festival’s founder, mentioned on Monday that he’ll cowl all funeral prices for the eight victims who died. Individually, organizers of Astroworld will present a full refund to all ticketholders — each those that attended Friday and people who held tickets for Saturday’s canceled occasions.
A number of people who have been injured on the occasion are nonetheless within the hospital, together with a 9-year-old boy who is currently in a medically-induced coma, his household says.