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In Porquerolles, summer is coming, the police are leaving

2022-07-01T17:27:51.825Z


REPORT - For lack of manpower, the police leave this island, very popular with vacationers, left to fend for itself every evening.


Marseilles

During the day, everything is calm.

Despite the increase in attendance, the island of Porquerolles, off Hyères (Var), remains the aptly named “pearl of the Golden Islands”.

In these first days of July, there is still room to put your towel on the beaches and the restaurants are not crowded.

The municipal police enforce the regulations around the village square, requiring you to walk next to the bike to avoid incidents with pedestrians.

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The national police collect complaints for loss or theft of wallets, and intervene when there is an accident.

Traders are confident: the tourists are there, the shuttles that bring them to the island every half hour are full.

In appearance, everything is all the better because

"this year, people are letting go"

, notes the ice cream seller.

He does not feel any particular tension because he draws the curtain around 11 p.m.

The police are no longer housed on site

Problems arise

“in the dead of night

,” says a resident whose windows overlook…

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Source: lefigaro

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