23 Aug 2011

Festival death toll lowered

6:05 am on 23 August 2011

The death toll after a fierce storm at Belgian pop festival has been cut to four from five.

Officials are unable to say why five deaths were initially reported.

Belgian media are reporting that a man who died at a hospital there, had not attended the festival near the town of Hasselt, but was included in the figure.

The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon. Trees were uprooted and trwo stages collapsed.

The festival is usually attended by 60,000 to 65,000 people. Two deaths occurred at last year's event.