Trains going to Ostend had an occupancy rate of 70%.
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Lhe visitors, numerous, are well distributed on the Coast. Some areas of the seaside resorts displayed a yellow flag on Friday on the affluence barometer of Westtoer, the West Flanders tourist office. Attendance is particularly strong in Blankenberge, Knokke le Zoute, Ostende and at Le Coq.
Consequence of high heat
As expected, the tropical weather has encouraged many tourists to head to the Kingdom’s beaches. Many tourists left for the Coast on Friday to spend a day or a weekend. The majority of the places of the Coast are in green code (calm), only some parts are in yellow (affluence).
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Many tourists were in the center and on the Blankenberge dike. “There are people but the crowds are not comparable to a summer day without coronavirus”, underlined Philipp Denoyette, commissioner.
The trains which arrived Friday morning had an occupancy rate of 70 to 90%. People have been urged to move to quieter areas. The wearing of the mask is very controlled in Blankenberge. The police also drew up 69 reports for not wearing or misusing the mask.
Busiest day
At Le Coq, we also noticed a strong crowd. “It is the busiest day of the summer so far but we have not yet had to intervene,” said mayor Wilfried Vandaele. The occupancy rate is around 70% in Le Coq. Tourists generally respect the obligation to wear a mask.
In Knokke, the witness was yellow. “We are monitoring everything on our network of cameras and the situation is under control. We also find that people wear their masks well, ”explains the local police in Damme / Knokke-Heist.
Finally in Ostend, the beaches in the center where you had to book are full. The crowd was strong on the dike and in the center of the Queen of beaches. Trains going to Ostend had an occupancy rate of 70%.
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