Eight people dead and several injured following crush at US festival 

Travis Scott performs at Day 1 of the Astroworld Music Festival at NRG Park on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Houston. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

Astroworld Festival Officials in Texas say at least eight people are dead and several others have been injured in a crowd surge at the Astroworld Festival.

A compression of the crowd toward the stage occurred just after 9pm local time on Friday while rapper Travis Scott was performing, Houston Fire Chief Samuel Pena told reporters at a news conference.