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“PLEASE, do not come”: this English beach is assaulted by the crowd, the police intervene (photos)

The heat wave that hit Europe pushed the British en masse on the beaches on Thursday, prompting local authorities to call in the police to disperse them in the midst of a new coronavirus pandemic.

Temperature rose to 33.3 degrees Celsius at London Heathrow Airport, making Thursday the hottest day of the year according to weather officials, who expected the thermometer to approach Wales records. . “Obviously it’s nice to take a sunbath, the children are happy in the water, it’s a beautiful day“Magda Bewick, who came to sunbathe in the seaside town of Southend-on-Sea (East of England), told AFP.”I am unemployed at work, so what else can I do?“, she justifies herself.

In front of the crowd gathered on the beaches despite its recommendations, the city council of the seaside resort of Bournemouth, in the South, declared a “major incident“, triggering a coordinated intervention by the police and rescue services.

In a statement, the city council deplored an attitude “irresponsible“and”shocking“According to him, local services had to issue more than 500 fines for illegal parking and were faced with violations of the ban on camping as well as verbal abuse by the public. More than 33 tonnes of garbage was picked up on the coast Thursday morning.


We are not in a position to welcome as many visitors currently (…). PLEASE don’t come, we are not ready to welcome you“, said the president of the municipal council, Vikki Slade, in this press release.

Two meters distance between each person

Health authorities are currently recommending keeping two meters between each person to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, which has killed more than 43,000 people in the UK, the heaviest death toll in Europe. This distance will be reduced to one meter to allow the reopening of pubs, restaurants, hairdressers and cinemas on July 4, but on condition that measures to reduce the risk, such as special protective equipment or ventilation, are put in place. square.

We are still in the midst of a health crisis and such a large number of people visiting our area increases the pressure on our emergency services“said local police official Sam de Reya.

Magda Bewick at Southend-on-Sea says adults respect “as good as they can“social distances, but that”it’s really the kids (the problem)“. “They do not understand how serious it is and could be for family members.

Mercury panicked across much of Europe this week due to a mass of hot air from Africa, with temperatures exceeding 30 degrees in the Scandinavian countries. This heat wave, the first since the arrival of the coronavirus in the lives of Europeans, should not last with a drop in temperatures expected by the weekend.

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