{"id":99608,"date":"2016-07-25T09:18:26","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T07:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=99608"},"modified":"2016-07-25T09:19:24","modified_gmt":"2016-07-25T07:19:24","slug":"how-pokemon-go-turned-this-quiet-park-into-a-nightmare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/nintendo\/99608-how-pokemon-go-turned-this-quiet-park-into-a-nightmare","title":{"rendered":"How Pokemon GO turned this quiet park into a nightmare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A tiny suburban park in Rhodes, Australia has turned into a nightmare following the perfect configuration of three Pokestops.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of people have descended upon the park to take advantage of the perfect Poke-storm, causing chaos for local residents.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There have been a number of concerning instances already including an emergency services vehicle having difficulty reaching an apartment fire due to traffic congestion, traffic accidents, and reports of motorcycles using cycle and footpaths to get around traffic congestion,\u201d City of Canada Bay General Manager Gary Sawyer told <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.domain.com.au\/news\/fedup-council-seek-to-take-down-pokmon-go-stops-20160722-gqbinm\/\" target=\"_blank\">Domain<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have Pok\u00e9stops and gyms throughout our local government area, but the intensity of activity in this small park is cause for concern. For this reason, we are asking that two of the three Pok\u00e9stops be removed,\u201d Mr Sawyer added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is loud shouting throughout the night, people dumping rubbish and cigarette butts and constant traffic jams,\u201d he said. \u201cI think the constant traffic in the area is now creating a lot of chaos here for residents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out some of the crazy images and videos below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Pokemon Go players water bombed in Rhodes by residents. 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