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Caterpillars stop giant rave
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| tatgirl |
Friday, April 29, 2005
CHALONS-EN-CHAMPAGNE, France (AP) -- An invasion of caterpillars prompted French authorities to shut down a giant rave that had been expecting up to 100,000 techno music fans over the weekend.
Authorities shut down access to the site, on a former airfield at Marigny, 115 kilometers (70 miles) east of Paris.
The 10,000 ravers who had already shown up Friday evening for the annual Teknival dance festival were advised to cover up and plant their tents on hard ground, not on grass.
Caterpillar invasions are not that rare in eastern France.
Medics dealt with at least 36 people Friday who suffered allergic reactions, regional official Dominique Dubois said.
He said he feared that thousands of people could develop allergies and hives if the site remained open.
"We would be incapable of treating this health problem that can, if there are problems with alcohol or drugs, carry vital risks -- in any case risks of giant hives, asthma attacks, eye lesions," he said on France-Info radio.
He said ravers would not be forcibly ejected from the airfield overnight. Organizers said they had received a letter from French health authorities asking that the rave be stopped.
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/e...s.ap/index.html |
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| Vivid Boy |
| thats awesome. i can only imagine how that one really ed up guy felt at the party when he saw a million caterpillars headed his way. "its got to be the drugs, dont freak out man its only ur mind playing games with u" |
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| j_spot |
now thats a new way to shut a rave down.
What kind of caterpillars were they? |
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| Ex-Man |
| Even caterpillars love to party!! :cool: |
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| naesean3 |
DUM DUM DUM!! 10,000 strong!
The caterpillars are coming! coming to smoke a bong!!
WTF!!! Crazy Caterpillars - maybe the music put them into a TRANCE:rolleyes:
Too bad for the partiers though - that sucks - they should have played happy hardcore and stomped them to death with their crazy dancing shoes/moves!!! :haha:
thanks again for photos Nat!!!
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| Jayx1 |
| the only thing that stopped them here were a bunch of snakes in city hall. |
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| j_spot |
oh yea, and I think I should mention my intial gaffe.
I read the title and I didnt think of the bugs. I thought of the equipment. Like the armoured bulldozers that knock down houses in the middle east. Reading about an invasion of bugs made me alot happier than ravers being run over like Rachel Corrie. |
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| DarkAngel |
| Caterpillars??? :wtf: |
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| jonSun |
| quote: | Originally posted by Vivid Boy
thats awesome. i can only imagine how that one really ed up guy felt at the party when he saw a million caterpillars headed his way. |
:haha: :haha: |
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| zookeeper |
I smell a made-for-TV-movie in the making!
but could they descend on Buffalo...and everyone has to leave...Oh wait they already have!:haha: |
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| Eklipse |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ex-Man
Even caterpillars love to party!! :cool: |
That's hillarious :eek: |
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| shanny |
This is probably government officials in disquise coming up with new ways to shut down raves.
Bastards!! |
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