Chaos on the All Saints' Day: Soest fights with crowds!

Chaos on the All Saints' Day: Soest fights with crowds!

Soest, Deutschland - The All Saints Cycle in Soest, a popular autumn highlight in North Rhine-Westphalia, caused excitement last weekend. While hundreds of visitors enjoyed the festive atmosphere with colorful lights and the seductive fragrance of roasted almonds, there were massive problems at several constrictions. The crowds became so large that many visitors felt unsafe and trapped. "I felt uncertain and trapped," reported an angry visitor.

on Saturday evening, November 9th, people flocked to the old town of Soest in droves. The trains were overcrowded, and the first steps from the train station still seemed unproblematic. But soon the visitors build up between a popular chocolate stand and a horse race fan. The mood, which was initially relaxed, quickly tipped into tension when the crowd no longer came forward. "Maybe you just have to push properly," called a annoyed man out of the crowd, while parents desperately tried to navigate their children safely through the crowd.

narrowing and safety problems

The narrow points became the main problem of the fun fair. At one point, the passage was so narrow that the visitors found themselves in a "total constipation". "Please don't press like that," called a few desperately. The organizers are now responsible for rethinking the path concept in order to avoid such dangerous situations. Security forces were hardly visible and there was no quick rescheduling to control the crowds.

The All Saints' Cyclism, which has been celebrated since 1386 and attracts over a million visitors, urgently needs to work on its security concept. The criticism is loud: "The path concept has to change!" A rethink is necessary to ensure the security and well -being of visitors and to prevent future panic moments.