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“The access pedestrian it will be prohibited and we will appeal to the dispersal of people concentrated near the Forte de S. Miguel to try to reduce the conglomerates ”, said the commander of Porto da Nazaré (district of Leiria), Zeferino Henriques.
It is about the presence of thousands of people who today concentrated on the cliffs of Praia do Norte, after having announced on social networks that giant waves were expected, for Wednesday and Thursday.
The stage “attracts many surfers foreigners and portuguese for surf in Praia do Norte, and simultaneously people from different countries who come to watch ”, said the president of the Chamber.times de Nazaré, Walter Chicharro.
However, in pandemic the influx of public raises security problems, since “it is not an event, it depends on the authorizations and regulations of the health entities”. On the other hand, “it is complicated, even from a legal point of view, to condition the movement of people, because neither the country nor Nazaré are closed,” added Walter Chicharro.
Faced with the influx of thousands of people, the Porto da Nazaré Captaincy committed in Praia do Norte all the resources of the Life-Saving Station (to help at sea), of the Maritime Police, to Act on land, and also has the strengthening of PSPfirefighters protection municipal civil society and a private tourism company, which supports surfers.
Even so, the Porto captain expressed “great concern about the possible falls of people on the cliff” and, on the other hand, “with the fulfillment of the regulations in this context.” pandemic“.
Both the captaincy and the firefighters are making alerts “in several languages, so that people wear the mask” (mandatory outdoors from Wednesday when distance cannot be guaranteed) and “comply with social distance and the label” respiratory “Zeferino Henriques said.
The fact that it is “a concentration spontanea“of thousands of people and not” a scheduled event with specific rules makes it even more important to appeal to the responsibility of each one of complying with all safety rules, both in terms of individual safety and security. protection in context pandemic”Stressed the local head of the maritime authority.
The giant waves of Nazaré beach precede the waiting for the big wave championship, scheduled for next month. November.
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