Notting Hill Carnival: Bus shelter collapsed, rapper stabbed to death, 209 people arrested…

Recently, the Notting Hill Carnival in the UK, which was suspended for two years due to the epidemic, returned, and millions of people came to the streets of west London to enjoy the party. However, the carnival was accompanied by chaos and multiple violent incidents: a group of revelers climbed up the bus shelter to dance and crushed the shelter, injuring several people; a 21-year-old male rapper was stabbed with a knife and died… According to the London police, as of the early morning of August 30, 209 people had been arrested, including 46 suspected of assault, 36 suspected of drug possession, 33 suspected of possessing offensive weapons, 27 suspected of disrupting public order, and 8 suspected of sexual offenses. The Notting Hill Carnival originated in the 1960s and is themed on African and Caribbean culture. Since 1966, the carnival has been held on the streets of Notting Hill in the west of London on the last weekend of August every year. The Notting Hill Carnival attracts about 2.5 million people every year, second only to the Rio de Janeiro Carnival in Brazil, and is considered the largest street culture and art festival in Europe. From August 27 to 29 local time, the Notting Hill Carnival returned for the first time since 2019. In the previous two years, the carnival was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the BBC report on the 30th, the grand celebration attracted an estimated millions of people to participate in the world’s second largest carnival. To ensure public safety, the London Metropolitan Police Department dispatched thousands of police officers on duty. Despite this, riots and violence continued to follow. In addition to public security incidents, this year’s carnival also brought tons of garbage. According to the London Evening Standard on the 30th, after the Notting Hill Carnival ended, a group of garbage disposal workers cleaned up about 300 tons of garbage from the streets. The Kensington-Chelsea Borough Council in London said the weight of these discarded food containers, beverage cans and laughing gas cans was equivalent to the weight of 25 London double-decker buses.