Also on Thursday, activists of the last generation carried out a stabbing action in Vienna. And that despite the fact that the whirlwind surrounding a death had not died down on Wednesday: a patient in Lower Austria had died, and an emergency vehicle from the Viennese professional rescue service would have been stopped by the climate activists. They defend themselves against the serious allegations and emphasize that they have not blocked an emergency vehicle.
On Thursday, the climate stickers blocked the Schüttelstrasse at the Franzensbrücke in Vienna-Leopoldstadt, the inner Mariahilfer Belt at the Westbahnhof and the Donaukanalstrasse at the Spittelau waste incineration plant. There was a delay in early traffic, the police were on the scene.
After a dramatic death, however, the activists are faced with harsh criticism: on Wednesday, a 69-year-old collapsed in Schwechat. A rescue team from Lower Austria was quickly on the scene. An ambulance from Vienna was also deployed, but was unable to reach the patient due to the blockades. The man died.
“That is not good”
The climate activists responded extensively to the incident via Twitter on Thursday: “People of the last generation are accused of refusing to give way to an emergency vehicle – that is not correct.” For example, there is a lifeline for every protest. In addition, there were no signs of an emergency. The man had also died before the protest started.
“Our protests are disrupting the daily lives of many people and we are sorry for the disruption. We want to stop this immediately. As soon as the government comes up with a plan on how we can survive together, we will stop our protests with immediate effect. Meanwhile, in the morning hours, the activists took up position again in the middle of the street, the posters read something like “We are racing into climate hell” and “100 km/h is enough”.
Source: Krone
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