Close together – video from the Danube Canal: crowds celebrated night of partying


“You can memorize your curfew” – like a Twitter user, numerous other young people probably thought on Saturday night that they simply wanted to continue partying on the Vienna Danube Canal after 10 p.m. And so it happened that after the official gastro curfew, around 1,000 party-goers – without any gap – turned night into day. And also in the other federal capitals of the country was often celebrated as if there was no more Corona.

At 10 p.m., all catering establishments are currently closed due to the currently applicable Corona regulation. If you are in a party mood, you will be on the street – or on the Danube Canal. “Up to 1000 people were at the Danube Canal between the Marienbrücke and the Rossauer Brücke at around 10:40 p.m. The distance rule was not adhered to, ”said police spokesman Marco Jammer.

Although the police were on site and observed the situation, no action was taken for security reasons: “Some of the people on site were obviously intoxicated. Since the situation was critical due to the water, an intervention would not have been proportionate, ”Jammer explains the reluctance of the police.

In fact, the crowds broke up on their own around 11:30 p.m.

Numerous outreaches for parties
The police had to intervene actively in other cities in the country. In Innsbruck, for example, a restaurant was cleared where around 500 people celebrated. As part of a raid in a Klagenfurt club, around 120 guests danced and drank in a confined space. 240 advertisements were written for violations of corona requirements.

It became dangerous at a private terrace party in the Carinthian district town of Feldkirchen. A railing broke from its anchorage as four young men leaned against it. They fell 2.5 meters and were injured.