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On a day that promises giant waves in Nazaré, hundreds of surfers gathered on the cliff of Praia do Norte.
Although the times are pandemic, the images show a gathering of people, without any safety distance.
Early in the morning, the authorities could not control the situation.
You have to have the perception that no event is happening. There was a forecast of giant waves and surfers came from all over the world. We must realize, as it is not an event, in addition, the country is not closed, nor is Nazaré closed. In fact, I myself have no authority to close Nazaré “said the mayor, Walter Chicharro, in an interview with TVI24.
We are living in a pandemic, it is true, but what I want to reinforce is that there is no capacity to stop these people and I can say that there are hundreds of foreigners who are here and there is no capacity to prevent them from coming. “, he said.
Meanwhile, the Chamber and the Captaincy of Nazaré decided to cut off pedestrian access to the Farol road, to contain the excessive concentration of the public watching the giant waves and guarantee safety conditions, reported the captain of Porto.
Pedestrian access will be prohibited and we will appeal to the dispersal of people concentrated near the Forte de S. Miguel to try to reduce the crowds “Zeferino Henriques, the commander of Porto da Nazaré (Leiria district), told Lusa.
The giant waves of Nazaré beach precede the waiting for the big wave championship, scheduled for next November.
