Last month the Fugees reunited on the Great Lawn in Central Park, with Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras thrilling a select group of drenched fans. It was the culmination of a free concert that also featured megastars like the Red Hot Chili Peppers and BTS’s Jungkook.
But organizers hadn’t booked the most prominent guest on the schedule: tropical storm Ophelia. The storm threatened torrential rain, but Global Citizen, the non-profit hosting the event, announced that the festival would go on. As roughly 30,000 guests crowded on to the park grass in the downpour, what was supposed to be a celebration of the environment quickly turned into a disaster for one the world’s most famous public lands.
