In the Lot region, an illegal rave party that has been going on since Wednesday has brought together 10,000 participants.

An illegal rave party held since Wednesday evening in the Lot department, on private farmland between the towns of Montvalent and Rocamadour, brought together "around 10,000 participants" on Saturday, May 10, according to the prefecture. "As a precaution, we have reinforced the health system that we have requisitioned and mobilized. This evening we will have around thirty first responders, around thirty firefighters, and hospitals are also on alert," said the prefect, Claire Raulin, confirming the number of participants.

"We have risks that will increase given the fact that this illegal rave party has been going on for a very long time, given the fact that people are in more or less good condition," explained ^Ms. Raulin, during a press briefing shortly after 5 p.m. Continuing: "We know the behavior of people on the site, for some of them, they have been on this site for three or four days (...) it is nice, it is hot, there is also dehydration, and we know that with certain behaviors, there could be increased health risks."

According to the prefect, "90% of the offenses that [have been noted on site since Wednesday] are drug-related." On Saturday morning, the prefecture announced that a person who had consumed drugs had been taken to hospital. Since then, there have been "a few medical transports to hospitals for minor illnesses," she added, adding that "approximately 90 people have been treated on site, either for trauma or for illnesses related to drug use."

The illegal party, which began on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, is expected to continue until Sunday evening and is causing "a great deal of disruption," according to the prefect, who will "take stock of the number of checks and the infractions noted at the end of the event."

"It's good to celebrate, but we also have to think about the consequences," Guilhem Cledel, the mayor of Montvalent, said at the press briefing. "My constituents can't take it anymore; they're fed up, tired, and worried. There's still a lot of anxiety," he said. The prefecture has invited anyone who notices damage to their properties to file a complaint.