On the first day of Oktoberfest, doctors provided medical help 500 times: what happened

To spread: on September 20, the largest beer festival in the world - Oktoberfest - started in the German Munich. On the day of opening, specialists provided medical assistance to visitors 500 times, and one employee of the event was killed. The youngest "patient" was 11 years old, and the oldest victim was 72 years old, writes Bild. One of the main reasons is a large number of treatment for doctors, because the air temperature in Munich reached 30. 7 degrees.

It is noted that this is an absolute record in the history of Oktoberfest, which has traditionally started in October for the last 150 years, but in the second half of September. "The heat was a very serious problem, because many participants of the holiday were dressed in traditional German costumes, designed not to the modern climate," the material reads. In addition, a 71-year-old festival worker was found dead in the morning before the festival.

Signs of violent death on her body were not found. The authors of the material noted that once Oktoberfest was specifically postponed from October to September, so that the event was held in more favorable weather. However, in the light of recent events, the organizer of the festival may have to think about returning to the old dates of the beginning of the festival - in October. It should be noted that Oktoberfest will last on Munich until the first Sunday of October.