2023-08-26 06:55:09
Mallorca
This trend threatens you with a fine of 34,000 francs
The Spanish holiday island is known for party holidays with lots of alcohol. Now a new trend is doing the rounds, which has already ended fatally: so-called balconing.
Published26. Aug 2023, 08:55
The so-called balconing is very trendy in Mallorca.
City Council of Calvià
A 54-year-old Australian has already died while climbing a balcony. (icon picture)
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The local government has therefore imposed high fines.
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Five tourists would have had to pay more than 33,000 francs.
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A dangerous trend is making the rounds in Mallorca.
Balconing has already claimed one fatality.
The government now wants to put an end to the phenomenon with hefty fines.
Climbing from balcony to balcony and repeatedly exposing yourself to the risk of falling off the building – what generally sounds like a rather stupid idea is all the rage in Mallorca right now. The phenomenon is called “balconing”.
The case of a 54-year-old Australian shows that the trend can be dangerous – especially on an island where alcohol flows freely. As the “Mallorca Magazin” reports, the man died in July 2023 while balconing.
Several tourists have already been fined
The local government wants to tackle the dangerous trend – with fines. Anyone caught balconing must have one steep fines of 36,000 euros or the equivalent of 34,000 francs pay, as ArgoviaToday writes. According to the municipality, five tourists have already been fined.
In recent years, the Spanish island adopted increasingly strict rulesto cut down on drinking tourism. Ballermann has been around for 45 years, but the situation has only escalated in the past ten years. «Now the whole promenade, two and a half, three kilometers long, taken over by people who were totally drunk are,” complained the catering entrepreneur Juan Ferrer in the summer of 2023.
Gang rapes shake Malle
Meanwhile, two gang rapes caused a stir far beyond the country’s borders. In the first case, five Germans are said to have raped an 18-year-old following the victim had consensual sex with one of the alleged perpetrators. In the second case, eight men are said to have raped an 18-year-old in a hotel room. The suspects, including seven Frenchmen Swiss is said to not have known before the act have. The suspects in both cases are currently in police custody or in custody.
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