From the housing blocks of London to the beaches of Portugal, thousands of young people are holding illegal raves and parties across Europe, yearning for contact and bursting with energy after the solitude of the coronavirus lockdown.
Peple gather at an illegal rave in Streatham, London, Britain, June 25, 2020 in this still image taken from a video obtained on social media. Picture taken June 25, 2020. TWITTER/@GORAN71913876/via REUTERS
“We’ve seen large numbers of people completely flouting the health regulations, seeming not to care at all about their own or their families’ health, wanting to have large parties,” London police chief Cressida Dick said. As the exuberance of greater freedom explodes into the European summer after the gloom of the lockdown, parties have also popped up in Germany and France and on the sands of Portugal’s Atlantic beaches.Thousands gathered in the squares of Portugal’s cities of Porto and Braga over the weekend to party in the summer heat.
“I think people are just longing to socially connect,” Berlin-based DJ Elias Doré said, saying that thousands of young people would normally be dancing under the open skies of European festivals this summer.On Sunday, French police clashed with festival-goers in Paris and the western city of Nantes as music lovers celebrated the annual “Fete de la Musique” on the longest day of the year.
London police chief Dick said residents had been terrified by some parties. “We will be prepared this weekend,” she said.Authorities are also concerned that young people who often have lighter symptoms or are asymptomatic could be contracting and spreading the virus without realising it.
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