Environmental activists in France are filling golf course holes with cement in protest over water ban exceptions.
Amid one of the worst droughts on record, water bans are hitting French citizens and businesses hard - yet golf courses have been granted an eyebrow-raising pass.
While homeowners in the worst-hit areas are forbidden from watering their gardens, golf course owners may still water their greens.
Climate activists affiliated with Extinction Rebellion are targeting golf courses in southern France, filling holes with concrete in protest over exemptions from water restrictions.
Due to persistent drought, France has told residents to avoid non-essential water usage like car-washing and watering gardens. However, activists complain that golf courses are allowed to continue watering greens.
Extinction Rebellion Toulouse posted a photograph on Twitter apparently showing a golf hole filled with cement and a sign saying "This hole is drinking 277,000 litres. Do you drink that much? #Stop Golf".
The protest action took place at the Vieille-Toulouse club and also at the Garonne des Sept Deniers course.
A petition aimed at scrapping the exemption enjoyed by French golf courses during drought proclaims "Economic madness takes precedence over ecological reason." euronews.green - link - Valentine Hullin - link - Angela Symons - link - more like this (France) - link - more like this (making water) - link
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