Fans evacuated before Man City vs Celtic friendly amid 'severe weather warning'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFans were evacuated prior to Manchester City's friendly vs Celtic around 90 minutes before kick off in North Carolina. City take on Celtic at the Kenan Memorial Stadium at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and the teams had arrived ahead of kick-off, with ground staff were manually watering a playing surface that had been replaced in the build-up to the game from its usual artificial turf.
But spectators were then told to evacuate the stadium due to a 'severe weather' warning, and those already taking their seats promptly left.
The area had been subject to sporadic storms in the days leading up to the fixture and there had been a flash flood warning the day before. ALSO READ: Man City vs Celtic live Haaland captains side as Phillips starts amid weather warning ALSO READ: Man City to hold Kevin De Bruyne talks after Pep Guardiola admission and transfer interest Fans were told to leave the stadium completely, but ground staff continued to water the pitch and there were blue skies overhead with the game not in doubt.
The delay was the latest weather-incident in City's pre-season tours, with fixtures in their last two summers affected by adverse weather.
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