In China, drones rain from the skies as sound-and-light show ends in epic fail

A drone light show organized to celebrate inauguration of a shopping mall in China resulted in a total disaster when devices began to rain from sky in middle of show, hitting buildings and vehicles on ground and leaving people running for cover. In a video that was shared from drone light show, people can be heard screaming “be careful” and “back off” as y ran from one end of street to anor, seeking shelter from drones falling to ground, minutes after light show began. re were as many as 5,000 people on streets including women and children gared to see light show. 

'More and more came off,” said a spectator

A spectator of light show, speaking to a global publishing house said, "More and more drones came off,” and ded, “Some flew very far away, and some hit trees. eye-witness said he would still watch drone shows in future. “y are still quite impressive,” he said. “But I will keep a safe distance.” It was reported that seeing drones falling from sky, organizers and staff members let people take refuge inside mall when drones started falling. Later, y assembled to pick up drones from streets. 

It’s unclear what exactly caused accident. An organizer told China News Services that “operation errors” might have led to fall, and no injuries h been reported. 

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