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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Stephen Burgen in Barcelona

Ibiza’s ambulance service risks collapse due to callouts to clubs, says union

People dancing at a club with a laser light show
Ibiza’s local ambulance union has called on club owners to contract private ambulance services. Photograph: Leelu/Getty Images

The ambulance service on the Spanish island of Ibiza says it is at risk of collapse because of frequent callouts to attend to clubbers having bad experiences with recreational drugs.

The local ambulance union says up to a third of emergency calls are to clubs, the largest of which has a capacity of as many as 10,000 partygoers, and are largely drug-related. It is calling on club owners to contract private ambulance services.

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