Protesters hit streets over Madrid tree-culling plans

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 20, 2023 12:07 am

Madrid, Spain: Demonstrators packed a park in Madrid Saturday (Sunday in Manila) to protest at plans to fell more than 1,000 trees to extend a metro line in the Spanish capital, an Agence France-Presse correspondent said.

The work will involve cutting down 1,027 trees in a southwestern area known as Madrid Rio, the regional government has said, angering ecologists and local residents.

This file photo shows children playing in a park in Madrid, Spain, on March 6, 2021. Demonstrators packed a park in Madrid on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023 (February 19 in Manila) to protest at plans to fell more than 1,000 trees to extend a metro line in the Spanish capital. XINHUA PHOTO

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