Regulars of the "Spring Break" parties will have to deal with the restrictions.

The American city of Miami Beach has decided to impose a weekend night curfew, to stem a wave of gun violence as students flock to Florida for the spring university break.

City officials passed the measure on Tuesday evening after two shootings that left five injured in the past few days in this city in the southeastern United States.

Those "five people shot and killed could very well have been five people killed" by gunshots, Mayor Dan Gelber said at a meeting before the curfew was approved.

The town hall had already indicated that it would adopt it on Monday.

“We can no longer bear” the situation, said Dan Gelber at the time.

A curfew from midnight to 6 a.m.

The curfew, which covers the busiest area of ​​the seaside resort including the famous Ocean Drive thoroughfare, will last from midnight to 6 a.m. each night, starting this Wednesday evening and until Monday morning.

The authorities plan to renew it next week.

Last year, the city had already imposed a curfew and banned bars from selling alcohol after 2 a.m., and police arrested more than a thousand revelers for disturbing public order.

To avoid a repetition of these incidents, the police have increased their numbers and patrols.

She seized 37 firearms in three days, the police chief said Monday.

Alcoholic student parties

Every spring, a crowd of young revelers, especially students, take over the Miami Beach waterfront for alcoholic parties that last until the end of the night and can quickly degenerate.

The "Spring Break" in Miami is part of the collective imagination of generations of students, but in recent years the inhabitants seem increasingly disturbed by the situation, despite the undeniable contribution to the local economy.

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