Children are hurled off of three bouncy castles blown up to 30ft off the ground by a sudden gust of wind in Belarus
- Video shows one of the bouncy castles flying ‘like a balloon’ 30ft off the ground
- The giant inflatable was lifted up into the air and began going round in circles
- Soldiers rushed to help four children and three adults injured in Alexandria town
Children screamed in terror as they were thrown out of three bouncy castles which were carried high into the air by a strong gust of wind.
Video footage shows the terrifying moment one of the giant inflatables flew ‘like a balloon’ 30ft off the ground during a festival in Belarus.
The bouncy castle, which was in the shape of a dragon, was lifted up into the air and began spinning in circles before crashing onto the floor in the northern town of Alexandria.
Seconds later, another bouncy castle was carried high into the air and at one point was vertical.
Video footage shows the terrifying moment one of the giant inflatables flew ‘like a balloon’ 30ft off the ground during a festival in Belarus
Seconds later, another bouncy castle was carried high into the air and at one point was vertical
Soldiers rushed to help four children and three adults who were injured in the accident.
The three bouncy castles were torn off their moorings, with one crashing into a nearby tent as witnesses described hearing the children playing inside scream in terror.
Witness Alesya said: ‘A boy literally tumbled out of the castle. He was very scared, but it seems that he was not badly injured.
‘The castle flew over us like a balloon and was carried over a fence. The second crashed into a nearby tent.
‘There was some kind of glass, and it broke. The owner suffered a leg injury.’
The three bouncy castles were torn off their moorings, with one crashing into a nearby tent as witnesses described hearing the children playing inside scream in terror
One of the saleswomen is getting first aid (left) after one of the bouncy castles crashed her tent on July 10 in Belarus as eyewitnesses watch in horror (right)
Eyewitnesses (left) and the army (right) rushed to help those who were hurt in the incident
The scene of devastation after the bouncy castles were ripped from their moorings and lifted up into the air
Another witness Dmitry said: ‘It happened literally in an instant. A strong wind gusted and tore off the castles from their moorings where the children were playing.
‘They were very scared, crying. There were soldiers nearby who rushed to help.
‘Ambulances arrived quickly.’
Mogilev Pravda newspaper reporter Igor Gubar said: ‘Huge bouncy castles, heated by the sun, suddenly rose into the air with children playing on them.
‘One of them, according to a witness, flew over the tents.’
All seven hurt in the incident were treated at Shklov Central District Hospital and a girl was sent for a CT scan at Mogilev Regional Children’s Hospital.
A law enforcement investigation has been launched into the incident in Alexandria, hometown of the country’s authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko.
Eyewitnesses look on in horror at the scenes of devastation after the bouncy castles were lifted up into the air