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Mayan apocalypse: Bugarach prepares for the end - in pictures

Bugarach prophecy: French mounted police patrol around the village
French mounted police patrol the village, blocking access to the mountain at the centre of the storm. The peak is one of the few places on Earth some believe will be spared when the world allegedly ends, according to interpretations of the ancient Mayan calendar Photograph: Guillaume Horcajuelo/EPA
Bugarach prophecy: Michel Blondel 75, who lives in Bugarach
Michel Blondel, 75, who lives in Bugarach, does not believe in the end of the world but says he is trying to get a pass to get on the mountain to help the police Photograph: Federico Scoppa/Demotix/Corbis
Bugarach prophecy: Ian Napp from the UK
Ian Napp from the UK, a former chef living in Esperanza and working as a carpenter, came to Bugarach to be ready if the world ends, with his inflatable boat to survive the tsunami
Photograph: Federico Scoppa/Demotix/Corbis
Bugarach prophecy: A tourist paints the Pic de Bugarach
A tourist paints the Pic de Bugarach Photograph: Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images
Bugarach prophecy: Believers starts to arrive in Bugarach on eve of Doomsday
Silvan Piere Durif, from Arques, points at the sky and says he is 'connected with Jesus' Photograph: Federico Scoppa/Demotix/Corbis
Bugarach prophecy: Journalists' film the 1,231 meter high peak of Bugarach
Journalists' film the 1,231m-high peak of Bugarach Photograph: Eric Cabanis/AFP/Getty Images
Bugarach prophecy: Tourists visit Bugarach
Tourists visit Bugarach Photograph: Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images
Bugarach prophecy: Martine Hulotte, from Toulouse, who want to climb the mountain to be saved
Martine Hulotte, from Toulouse, who wants to climb the mountain to be saved Photograph: Federico Scoppa/Demotix/Corbis
Bugarach prophecy: A police helicopter controls the access to the Pic de Bugarach
A police helicopter controls access to the Pic de Bugarach Photograph: Guillaume Horcajuelo/EPA
Bugarach prophecy: Speleologists from the gendarmerie inspect caves
Speleologists from the gendarmerie inspect caves in Bugarach Photograph: Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images
Bugarach prophecy: A pyramid shaped object lies in a field in Bugarach
A pyramid shaped object lies in a field in Bugarach Photograph: Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images
Bugarach prophecy: Tourists sit in their van in Bugarach
Tourists sit in their van in Bugarach. Miviludes, the French government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar, which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse Photograph: Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images
Bugarach prophecy: People walk past a model meant to represent a UFO
People walk past a model meant to represent a UFO hanging outside a window in Bugarach Photograph: Marko Drobnjakovic/AP
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