At 8 a.m. sharp, activists of the last generation once again clung to the streets of Vienna to draw attention to the climate crisis. This time on the Schwedenplatz in the inner city. Their well-known demands: 100 km/h on the autobahn and a ban on fracking in Austria. The police broke up the action a short time later.
Several participants blocked the streets on Franz Josefs Kai and also the Schwedenbrücke in morning traffic along with banners (“We’re racing into climate hell!”). To the dismay of many commuters who wanted to get to work on time. The traffic chaos this time of course caused several traffic jams.
Despite death
Although the fuss surrounding a death has not yet subsided on Wednesday, they still block the streets of Vienna every day. A patient in Lower Austria had died and an emergency vehicle from the Viennese professional rescue service was said to have been stopped by the climate activists.
The last generation defends itself against the serious allegations and emphasizes that it has not blocked an emergency vehicle. At least four members of the last generation were reported on Thursday.
Tempo 100 as an immediate measure
In April, climate activists of the last generation announced a new wave of disruption from May 2 in Vienna, which should last at least three weeks. The second week of the “May Wave” ends on Friday. The group spoke of their biggest move to date. Their demands once again: “Yes to 100 km/h on the autobahn, no to fracking in Austria!”
Radical forms of protest
To draw attention to the climate crisis, the last generation uses radical forms of protest, such as sticking to the street or pouring soup over well-known photos. They also disrupted the Vienna Marathon this year to draw attention to their demands. They also accept sanctions for this.
Source: Krone
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