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Illegal Lozère Rave Peaks at 12,000 Attendees as Security Forces Hold Perimeter

Authorities continue road closures, drone surveillance and fines on the third day after a 25-year-old woman died in a vehicle crash en route to the site.

Lors d’une précédente rave party en Lozère, en 2020.
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Overview

  • Some participants have begun departing while gendarmes with mobile units maintain checkpoints and restrict access on surrounding roads.
  • Drone teams monitor the 20-hectare site crisscrossed by dozens of tracks to prevent delivery of additional sound equipment.
  • Fire and civil security services from across France stand ready for high-risk interventions, logging nearly 30 operations by Sunday.
  • A prefectural ban on musical gatherings has been in effect since June 12 to curb extreme forest-fire danger in Lozère.
  • Aside from the fatal July 12 accident, authorities report no other major incidents and are issuing fines for all infractions.