27.06.2020 - 13:46 [ ITV.com ]

‚Half a million visitors‘ to south coast of England on hottest day of the year

(25.06.2020)

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council said services were „completely overstretched“ as huge numbers of visitors defied advice to stay away – prompting authorities to declare the major incident.

Bournemouth East MP Tobias Ellwood said Dorset had seen „half a million visitors“ to the area causing traffic jams and full beaches.