Published
Update
Article written by
In Lescout, in the Tarn, the inhabitants are fighting to prevent the expansion of a farm-factory which is polluting the air in their village. Brut met these activists during the blockade of the farm-factory.
“I was afraid for my daughter, afraid that she would fall ill, so I left, I went to the next village”says Maëlys, an agricultural worker.
Air pollution, olfactory damage… A hundred inhabitants of the village of Lescout demonstrate to fight against the expansion of a farm-factory which they consider dangerous for their health and for the environment.
“It is incompatible with the challenges of global warming.”says Jean-Luc Hervé, the president of the Lescout collective.
“I am directly concerned as a father, my daughters, they start coughing, it really worries me” explains a resident.
“The one who sounded the alarm more than 5 and a half years ago was the mayor of the town, who had identified 78 cases of cancer among his constituents”specifies the president of the collective.
all the news in video
Receive the essentials of our news with our newsletter
Newsletter subscription
France Télévisions uses your email address to send you newsletters.
items On the same topic
Seen from Europe
Franceinfo selects daily content from European public audiovisual media, members of Eurovision. These contents are published in English or French.