These are some of the scenes from the south coast today, and the full story can be read here.
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She urged people to take personal responsibility and "think twice" before coming to the area.
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She said: "Clearly we are still in a public health crisis and such a significant volume of people heading to one area places a further strain on emergency services resources.
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"We would therefore stress again that we are asking people to please stay away from the area."
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"This influx of visitors to our area places a significant increase in demand on our service and we would ask people to please bear with us.
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Bournemouth East MP Tobias Ellwood added his voice to the calls for people not to go to the area.
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He tweeted: "With 1/2 million visitors in Dorset, roads are gridlocked, hindering emergency vehicles & beaches are full - with Dispersal Orders on both piers. I've asked Police Minister to dispatch additional police if Dorset requests."