VIDEO: 44 injured after wave pool malfunction at water park

LONGJING, China – A malfunctioning wave pool injured 44 people visiting a Chinese water park.

Video of the incident Sunday at the Yulong Shuiyun Water Amusement Park shows a giant wave in the "tsunami pool" toppling over numerous guests and throwing them into the surf.

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Officials say 44 people were injured, with five being hospitalized with fractured ribs.

First reports claimed the pool operator was drunk, but that was not the case.

In a statement, the Longjing city government explained what caused the accident.

“According to the initial stages of the investigation, the incident was caused by a power cut that damaged electronic equipment in the tsunami pool control room, which led to the waves in the tsunami pool becoming too big and injuring people."