Rain with hail surprised fans of the Urban Fest concert in Quito

Lines around the Atahualpa Olympic Stadium in northern Quito stretched across the stage. Inside, the Urban Fest had already started on Saturday afternoon, June 3, a concert by eleven exponents of reggaeton.

Fans traveled from different parts of Ecuador to see their favorite artists live and live. Such was the case of Karen Monteros, who arrived with her husband and a friend from the town of Cayambe, north of Pichincha. They traveled by bus to the terminal and then arrived at the Quicentro shopping mall.

When they were getting ready to go to the stadium, the torrential rain surprised them, so they decided to camp inside the building.

Doménica Freire was already in line, arriving with her brother and some friends from Ambato, Tungurahua province. She noted that when they arrived there was a delay in getting the tickets exchanged, but once that issue was resolved, everything was normal.

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His favorite artists include Maldy, Tito el Bambino, Rakim and Ken Y. Favorite songs are The blender, plastic girl And The same as yesterday. Since the concert would last until about midnight, he pointed out that they plan to stay in an Airbnb-serviced house and return home the next day.

Juan Francisco Orquera, commander(s) of the DMQ police, indicated that a special security operation has been set up inside and outside the sports arena. The work started at 06:00 on Saturday with reinforcements in land terminals and municipal transport stations. In addition, they recorded in the filters that alcohol or weapons of any kind were not entered, as well as sharp objects.

A total of 12 senior officers, 18 non-commissioned officers and 480 police officers were assigned to the operation. The end of the concert is scheduled for 01:00 AM, but the check will last until 04:00 AM on Sunday to ensure the safety of people leaving the concert.

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Daniela Correa attended with her friends and her cousin. She had gone to a reggaeton concert when she was 15 years old, so she went to this new event with emotion that brought together some of the best exponents of the urban genre. Each ticket cost $95, but “everything is worth it,” he stressed, as neither the rain nor the hail were a barrier to participating in the concert.

Heavy rain and hail were also reported in several parts of the capital, but emergency services reported that no relevant emergency had been recorded.