Travis Scott vows to help families after Astroworld festival tragedy

Travis Scott has said he is working to help the families of ‘the ones that was lost’ after at least eight deaths and numerous injuries at his Astroworld music festiva (Isabel Infantes/PA)

Travis Scott has said he is working to help the families of “the ones that was lost” after at least eight people died and several more were injured at his Astroworld music festival.

The rapper was on stage at the event in Houston, Texas, on Friday when the crowd surged forward in what police have described as a “mass casualty incident”.