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Thousands of Britons turned Bournemouth's beaches into a replica of Benidorm on the hottest day of the year, with thermometers marking 34 degrees in the heat wave. The influx was so massive that the local town hall declared a "major incident" and the police had to ask the bathers to vacate the beach , at the desperate request of the government's medical adviser, Chris Witty: "The coronavirus will spread again if not social distance is respected. "

The avalanche on the beaches of southern England came just three days after 'Premier' Boris Johnson proclaimed "the end of national hibernation" and announced the next step in de-escalation with the reopening of hotels, restaurants and the pubs on July 4, already baptized as the "super Saturday" and celebrated by the tabloids as "independence day". Although Johnson announced his decision to cut the "social distance" in half from that day on, Chris Witty has publicly insisted on the need to maintain the two meters whenever possible.

On the Bournemouth and Durdle Door beaches , however, bathers took up positions with their umbrellas side by side and just an inch apart. Police were overwhelmed the first day and decided not to intervene , simply recommending that visitors "act responsibly."

In the face of the total collapse of the access roads and the anthill that the beach became, the Bournemouth City Council made the decision to declare "a major incident", a measure that served to activate the emergency response.

"The scenes we are witnessing on our beaches are absolutely shocking ," said local councilor Vikki Slade. "The irresponsible behavior of many people is pushing our services to the limit, to the point where it was impossible to guarantee security. We have had no choice but to declare an emergency situation."

The City Council reported that more than 33 tons of garbage were collected from the beaches on Thursday morning, as testimony to the passage of the human crowd. A record 558 fines were imposed in a few hours .

MP Tobia Ellwood took action on the matter, condemned the "dangerous conduct" of the visitors and urged to take preventive measures to avoid having to close the beaches of Dorset, where a massive influx is expected this summer due to the quarantine imposed by the Government , which also affects Britons who go on vacation and return to their country.

The "major incident" in Bournemouth occurred hours after the clashes in which 22 policemen were wounded while trying to dissolve an illegal party on Wednesday streets in Brixton, south London.

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