Tank turned about 50 thousand liters of wine, which flooded the promenade and adjacent streets. According to preliminary information, the instigators of the action are local winemakers who are against the dominance of the French market of cheap wine produced in Spain. In the French town of Sète in the night of 2 August, the promenade and the adjacent streets were filled with wine. The river of alcohol flooding some cellars, underground Parking lots and basements of houses. Rescuers took about half an hour in order to use special pumps to pump the wine from the premises. It is known that as a result of this incident nobody has suffered. About 50 thousand liters of the drink spilled out of the five tanks belonging to one of the local merchants. The guard said that before the city flowed the wine of the river, he heard the sound of a break open the door and saw a group of people, hiding their faces under masks. While no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks. Police called the incident a sabotage. According to preliminary information, to the night of the incident may be involved representatives of the Regional Committee of winemaking. Previously, they accused the local merchants in the purchase of cheap Spanish wine and dumping prices. Now in France abutalipovna Spanish wine can be bought at the price of 30-40 euros per 100 liters, while the same drink of local production costs about 80 euros per 100 litres. Currently investigating the circumstances of the incident involved the representatives of local law enforcement. This spring, the activists of the Committee of winemaking in the South of France, a few kilometers from the Spanish border, stopped two trucks with wine. The attackers blocked the way of the drivers, requiring them to drain contained in the containers of an alcoholic beverage to the track.
Source: https://versia.ru/po-ulicam-francuzskogo-goroda-potekli-vinnye-reki
