“The A69 is a symbol of what we should no longer do today,” says Paloma Moritz, journalist and director, head of the ecology department at Blast

Thomas Brail, who has become one of the faces of the fight against the A69 motorway, which should link Toulouse (Haute-Garonne) and Castres (Tarn), was hospitalized at 5 a.m., Tuesday October 10, after 40 days of strike hunger. “I will not accept any medical treatment if I fall to the ground”, he had nevertheless declared the day before. Paloma Moritz, journalist and director, head of the ecology division at Blast, closely follows this group of activists. How is Thomas Brail? “Not good. He has been on a thirst strike since 2 p.m. yesterday, this is his 40th day on hunger strike. He is in the hospital, but he is conscious and remains combative.” she reports.

Thomas Brail is hospitalized, after feeling unwell at 5 a.m. “It’s true that it’s complicated at the moment, because the international news is absolutely tragic, but it’s also very important to talk about this news, because the A69 is a symbol of what “We must no longer do this today, if we really want to put France on a trajectory that would be compatible with facing the ecological emergency, and adapting”adds Paloma Moritz.

Many opinions unfavorable to the project

Several opinions are unfavorable to this motorway project, such as the environmental authority, which considers the project anachronistic, or the National Nature Protection Council, which points out the shortcomings of the project’s impact study. A forum of 1,500 scientists, including several members of the IPCC, also calls for the project to be interrupted.

“I remind you that the round trip will cost 17 euros for Toulouse-Castres, that will make the A69 the second most expensive motorway in France. It is an anti-social project, it is also a project which will (…) attack agricultural land, which will cut down a lot of trees”supports the journalist.