Members of Italy's Last Generation
(Ultima Generazione - UG) group staged another act of civil
disobedience to highlight the need to tackle the climate crisis
on Tuesday, when two protestors covered themselves in mud
outside the Senate in Rome.
The mud was used as a link to last week's deadly floods in
Emilia Romagna, which several experts have said is connected to
an increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme-weather
events because of the climate crisis caused by human
greenhouse-gas emissions.
"The Emilia Romagna flood was a pre-announced disaster," said
one of the protestors, a young woman who was topless.
"We bring the mud of politics to the palace of politics".
The protest was robustly halted by the police.
Sources said Carabinieri prevented some protestors from spraying
liquid over the facade of the Senate building.
Three UG members are currently on trial in Rome for spraying
easy-to-wash-off paint over the facade of the Senate in January.
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