An illegal rave-party organized since Wednesday evening in the Lot, on private agricultural land located between the municipalities of Montvalent and Rocamadour, brought together “Around 10,000 participants” Saturday, May 10, according to the prefecture. “We have, as a preventive basis, strengthened the health system that we have requisitioned and mobilized. We will have around thirty rescuers this evening, around thirty firefighters, the hospitals are also on alert ”said the prefect, Claire Raulin, confirming the number of participants.
“We have risks that will increase given that this illegal rave-party has been going on for a very long time, given the fact that people are more or less in good condition”explained Mr.me Raulin, during a press briefing shortly after 5 p.m. Pursuer: “We know the behaviors that people have on the site, for some of them, they have been on this site for 3-4 days (…) the weather is nice, it is hot, there is also dehydration and we know that with certain behaviors, there could be increased risks on health”.
According to the prefect, “90 % of offenses that[i sont relevées sur site depuis mercredi] are linked to narcotics “. On Saturday morning, the prefecture said that a person who consumed drugs had been transported to the hospital. Since then there has been “Some health transport to hospitals for non -serious pathologies”she completed, adding that“About 90 people were taken care of on site, either for trauma or for pathologies related to the consumption of narcotics”.
The illegal party that started on the night of Wednesday to Thursday should continue until Sunday evening and causes “Very numerous nuisances”according to the prefect, which will make “An assessment of the number of checks and offenses noted at the end of the event”.
“It’s good to party but you also have to think about the consequences”said at the press briefing Guilhem Cledel, the mayor of Montvalent. “My citizens can no longer, they are exasperated, tired and worried, there is still a lot of anxiety”he said. The prefecture invited people noting damage to their properties to file a complaint.