Climate activists hinder the fire brigade – actions announced in Munich
Climate activists also blocked the fire brigade on Monday with a blockade of the Berlin city highway on the way to a serious accident. Nevertheless, the activists have also planned new protest actions for Munich.
A 64-year-old cyclist was critically injured in an accident with a truck on Monday morning in Berlin. However, a rescue vehicle from the fire brigade that was needed to rescue the woman arrived too late at the scene of the accident. The reason: climate activists of the group last generation Have caused a traffic jam on the A100 with a road blockade and thus also delayed the fire brigade.
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“The colleagues would have stood in a traffic jam on the A100 city motorway for a “quite relevant time” with a rescue vehicle with special technology that is used, for example, to lift heavy loads,” said spokesman Rolf Erbe on Monday of the German Press Agency. “This delayed the rescue.” Since the technology is not available, one had to improvise at the scene of the accident, the spokesman reported angrily.
The police confirmed two incidents on the A100: two people were found on the Halensee bridge, a spokeswoman said. There was also an “attempt at sticking” on the Tempelhofer Damm exit.
Activists refer to compliance with the rescue lane
The incident has now also the last generation himself said: “The last generation cannot rule out that the rescue vehicle’s delay was caused by a traffic jam caused by us,” says a statement. During road blockades, make sure to keep to rescue lanes. It is unclear whether the rescue lane actually failed directly because of the activists or other road users.
But the activists are not thinking of stopping because of the incident: “As soon as the government takes the first security measures against the impending climate collapse, we will immediately stop all protest actions,” Aimée van Baalen, spokeswoman for the group, is quoted as saying.
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Motorway blockades have been threatened for Munich in the coming days. Bavaria symbolizes Germany’s climate failure. The federal government said “and is thus leading us to annihilation,” the group explained: “The resistance is just beginning.”
15 activists of the group Rebellion of the scientists Will possibly not be able to accompany these actions. The Munich police will initially keep them in police custody after a series of street blockades and tape actions. To avert danger, they would be detained by court order at the latest until Friday to prevent further actions that have already been announced, a police spokesman said on Monday. − dpa