More than 120,000 people came to Barcelona’s Maria Cristina Avenue and its surroundings to welcome the new year. The party that Barcelona City Council puts on every New Year’s Eve included the participation of 470 drones and a great fireworks show. The appointment is completely consolidated.
The Magic Fountain of Montjuïc, however, remained turned off so that no one forgets the serious drought we are going through. At the stroke of midnight, the drones drew a large grape in the city’s sky, and a dozen pyrotechnic strikes marked each chime. Desig Barcelona, ??the assembly by the Groupe F company was a kind of tribute to the city.
Throughout Catalonia, as reported by sources from the Interior Department, the Mossos d’Esquadra arrested 35 people, of which a dozen for sexist violence, eleven for crimes against property, one for a crime of injuries and another for crimes against sexual freedom. In addition, 51 drivers were reported through administrative channels and 24 through criminal channels. Up to fourteen tested positive for drug use. The Generalitat police established 49 checkpoints on the roads where they carried out 1,401 readings. Up to 3,186 agents participated in this special New Year’s Eve device. 112 received 5,943 calls, 1,060 more than a year ago.
In addition, the Firefighters attended two services for chimney fires in Puigcerdà and in Santa Coloma de Queralt.
