Woe for 'thunder transmission'

The mayor of a French village has threatened to call for troops to set up barriers, preventing the influx of tourists coming here with the belief that this place is the only place on Earth to survive. Apocalypse in 2012.

The peace of the village of Bugarach has been broken by outsiders, believing in the apocalyptic "thunder". (Photos: L'Internaute).

Bugarach is a peaceful agricultural village, located at the foot of Mount Pic de Bugarach - the highest mountain in the large wine growing region of Corbières in the Aude region, western south of France. The Telegraph newspaper reported that its population is only 189 people.

In the past few months, the calm village has been disturbed by the massive appearance of the group of strangers who believe the word " thunder " is Mount Pic de Bugarach is an "alley" of aliens. According to them, aliens are hiding in a large cavity under the rocks and silently waiting for our apocalypse; And at that time, aliens will leave and bring some of Earth's lucky people with them.

Most strangers believe that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012 - the last day in the ancient Mayan calendar, when human civilization will end. In the long-standing public opinion, rumors about the end of the world may come a little later, on December 22, 2012. They all considered Bugarach to be one of the few "sacred mountains" that could survive the coming cataclysm.

Mount Pic de Bugarach is transmitted as an alien landing zone. ( Photos: L'Internaute).

Jean-Pierre Delord - Mayor Bugarach said: " This is not a laughable issue. If 10,000 people appear tomorrow, there will be less than 200 people in the village, we will not be able to cope. I have informed inform local authorities about our concerns and expect the military to lend a hand if necessary when December 2012 ".

According to Mr. Delord, outsiders have been dragging to Bugarach village for about 10 years to search for alien life after an article about an unidentified flying object (UFO) of a local resident. The now-deceased man once insisted on seeing aliens and heard a moan from their spaceship at the foot of the mountain.

The Internet now has a lot of stories about it, that the late French President François Mitterrand was secretly taken to Mount Pic de Bugarach or both the Nazis and the Israeli Mossad Secret Service had carried out the cases. Suspicious digging in this area.

The rush to Bugarach is also thought to be inspired by Hollywood director Steven Spielberg's " Close Encounters of the Third Kind ", though the actual mountain he uses is the Devil's Tower in Wyoming. This is also the place where fictional writer Jules Verne found inspiration for the famous work " A Journey to the Center of the Earth ".

However, according to Mayor Delord, interest in his village suddenly skyrocketed. Online sites about UFOs, many of which are American, have advised people to seek shelter in Bugarach when the countdown to the end of the world has begun.

" A lot of people come and pray on the mountainside. I even saw a completely naked man conducting an odd ritual there, " Mr. Delord said.

Some "hunter" UFOs even bought all the properties in a small village called Le Linas at the foot of the "exorbitant" price, while the local residents still complained they sold "bad". Strange courses like that of a cult were held for up to 800 Euro a week. " At this price, you will be introduced to a specialist, to attend a procession, baptism and other bullshit, all of which must be paid in cash ," Delord said.

According to Valerie Austin, a retired Briton from Newcastle and settled in Bugarach for the past 22 years, alien hunters are destroying the village's peaceful atmosphere. Ms. Austin said, strangers even put weird objects around the mountain.

Although describing rumors about aliens is " utterly bullshit ," Austin admits there is something special about the village she lives in. " This place has an attractive force in the scientific sense. It creates a special feeling here. But if I really believe that the world is about to come to an end, I want to spend some time enjoying it. in the next two years, instead of seeking salvation, "Austin stressed.