The entrance to the A6 motorway at the level of the Paris ring road was blocked for several minutes on Saturday morning by environmental activists who are calling for “immediate government action on the climate emergencyAccording to a police source quoted by AFP.
“At around 8.30am this morning, on the Port d’Orleans bypass, at the junction with the A6, members of the Last Repair team briefly occupied the ring road before being evacuated by police.“They said from the headquarters of the Paris police.
According to the Paris prosecutor’s office, 14 people were arrested and detained.
The highway was paralyzed while the day was classified red by Bison Foote in the direction of departures. Climate activist group Last Renovation announced the action in a press release.
“The latest renovation has been demanding the government to submit a specific bill in favor of thermal energy renovation of buildings for several months.“, the organization writes. “In the midst of an exceptional heat wave, which is evidence of the already existing effects of climate change, we will continue to disrupt the normal functioning of the country, its infrastructure and sports competitions.campaign spokesperson Sasha was quoted as saying in the statement.
The latest repair has already immobilized Tour de France riders on Tuesday and prompted an action on June 3, in which an activist clung to the net during the men’s Roland Garros tennis semi-final between Marin Cilic and Kasper Ruud.
On June 26, the same organization also closed the ring road for twenty minutes.
Source: Le Figaro
