Climate activists from the “Renovate Switzerland” movement blocked the north portal of the Gotthard tunnel on the A2 in Switzerland during Easter traffic. That reports ”
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“. Some protesters held up banners, others taped themselves to several lanes in front of the road tunnel, which is a vital north-south axis. The tunnel then had to be closed in both directions.
Gotthard tunnel: climate activists occupy important north-south axis in Switzerland
The fact that the climate activists were protesting for the declaration of a climate emergency on Good Friday today did not suit the drivers at all. Even before the climate protest, the Easter traffic jam on the route from Lucerne to Gotthard was 15 kilometers long, and car drivers had to allow almost 2.5 hours more time. As a result of the protest, traffic was backed up by 16 kilometers. A woman then lost her nerve: As video recordings on Twitter show, she got out of her car and snatched the banners from the activists.
The police finally detached the demonstrators from the roadway and carried them off the roadway. The officers then arrested six of the activists, who were between 19 and 60 years old. Traffic is now starting again.
