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Sprawling street parties, vandalism, fights - and now also a death: The "Spring Break" celebrations in Florida continue to escalate.
As the "Bild" reports, two 21 and 24 year old men from North Carolina were arrested in Miami Beach, who are accused of having drugged a 24-year-old woman and then raping the unconscious.
Then they are said to have stolen her credit cards - to continue celebrating.
The woman died in her hotel room.
It is still unclear whether the drugs administered were the cause of death.
In view of the ongoing rush of celebrating visitors amid the corona pandemic, the authorities in the city extended the current state of emergency on Tuesday.
A curfew will continue to apply in areas such as the famous Ocean Drive party mile in South Beach until at least March 30, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., the city council announced.
1000 arrests since early February
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The police said that there have been more than 1,000 arrests since the beginning of the semester break, known as “spring break”, at the beginning of February.
Around 80 firearms had been seized.
"It feels like our city is a powder keg right now," Mayor Dan Gelber told CNN.
It's not just about party seekers not wearing masks despite Corona and disregarding the distance rules.
"Some people come with bad intentions, so there were fights and even shootings." Many of them are not students, Gelber said, according to the newspaper "The Miami Herald".
If the situation does not calm down, the emergency could even be extended until the end of the “spring break”.