44 hurt in China’s tsunami pool failure
Credit to Author: ASSOCIATED PRESS| Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2019 16:14:47 +0000
A Chinese water park in Longjing City has shut down its “tsunami pool” after injuring 44 tourists, who were enjoying the massive artificial wave when it malfunctioned.
Video footage shared on Chinese social network Weibo shows a pool full of people in inflatable floats watching in horror as swimmers are swept atop the giant wave at the Yulong Shuiyun Water Park in the city of Longjing, near the border with North Korea.
A total of 44 people were injured, according to a statement from Longjing officials.
Several local agencies, including the city emergency department, the cultural and tourism department, and the market regulators, have launched a joint investigation into the accident, according to the statement. Preliminary findings suggest the cause was damage in the wave machine control room’s power distribution cabinet.
The statement also denied claims online that the accident was caused by “a drunken man.”
“Leaders of Longjing Municipal Council and city government are highly concerned about this incident,” the statement said. “All the related departments of Longjing City have ordered the company to stop the operation of the tsunami pool.”
The park claims to be the largest water park of its kind in Jilin province, boasting a tidal rafting river, a Ferris wheel and spa pools, according to its website.
AP