Monday, March 31, 2014

Buñol, under 125 tons of tomatoes .... 27 AUGUST 2014

45,000 people have participated in the 'battle' - Several miles of withholding at the entrance to the town

Some of the more than 40,000 people took part in the Tomatina . Alberto Saiz / Associated PressEP / LIFT - EMV.COM The feast of the ' Tomatina ' now dyed red to the streets of the Valencian town of Buñol , finished this morning without incident and with an attendance that exceeded , with 45,000 people , the initial estimates of participation Hall , who estimated 40,000 attendees. After the ' tomato fight ' health services - the center provided by the session and the ambulance - 22 people attended , mostly for bruises and cuts , according to Europa Press reported sources from the Ministry of Health.Shouting 'Tomato! ,Tomato ! ' , The 45,000 participants with 125 tonnes of the vegetable that partitioned the City to a festival , this year , have been extended for three days was launched .The mayor of Buñol , Fernando Giraldós , rated " positive " issue this year because " many people have come , even more than the previous year . People has gone well and we are already thinking about next year ," stressed and stressed "the great influx of people of all countries " arrival " thanks to the Internet and media that make a funny picture of the party shows" ." It's good that the party impact on the people. Through the Tomatina , Buñol is known worldwide ," impacted the mayor, who noted that expects " further improve " the party "to provide services and security to all assistants and, thus , can have fun in a safe way so far. "A total of 70 members of Civil Protection, 50 private security and 36 volunteers - plus 40 officers of the Civil Guard - formed the security device deployed with bursting tomatoes to facilitate its passage through the crowd trucks.In addition, 11 ambulances, a nursing facility installed at City Hall, 13 doctors and an emergency helicopter watched over the health of all attendees at the Tomatina .The "red tide" of tomatoes spread through the streets until 1200 , just as the second loud bang rang signaling the end of the battle . The remains of the tomato battle disappeared " in no time , leaving clean and ready to keep the party people."Regional Councillor for Fiestas Township , Pilar Garrigues, Europa Press said that expectations of assistance had at first been overcome because the town has been " completely overrun " visitor .Garrigues said that there have been no incidents of significance in a party which also involved numerous foreign tourists from England , Japan and Australia , among others. " Yesterday is people began to come this morning and the town was completely invaded ," he said .Similarly, the mayor stressed that the area of ​​the ' Tomatina ' " has been cleared very well," while appreciated the "speed " of the performance of collection services that has allowed 13.30 to the be clean tour . Thus Garrigues reiterated that the celebration has gone "perfectly" and highlighted the situation of "normality " in the enclosure , but " there are still people in the street ," he said .This traditional tomato fight held for 64 years and is part of one's actions of the festivities of the town, dedicated to San Luis Beltran and the Virgin of the Helpless.HEALTH ASSISTANCEAccording to data provided to Europa Press by the Ministry of Health in the nursing facility arranged by the City were served until 13.00, seven people had cuts that required stitches , two hypothermia and a person who had suffered heatstroke .In the health center , two participants were treated for alcohol poisoning , a woman with a heat stroke , four assistants with common diseases , including a person with an anxiety attack , a participant who required a suture a wound; another affected by conjunctivitis and three bruised , one sent to hospital in Manises is to undertake radiographs, which had been dropped with dislocation.






 

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