Thousands of Tractors Clog Dutch Highways in Protest

Though it is true that agriculture contributes a good chunk to climate change and the greenhouse gas emissions issue, Dutch farmers say that their government has unfairly singled out their industry and put them in a bad light.

So in protest, thousands of farmers drove their tractors to the Hague, bringing about tons of traffic in the Netherlands main thoroughfares.

Thousands of farmers in the Netherlands staged a national protest on Tuesday, in support of their industry.
At least two thousand farmers took to Dutch highways and roads on their tractors, in a slow procession toward the country's capital, The Hague. Some drove their tractors along the North Sea beaches that lead to the city.
It was a visible demonstration of their trade, but it also caused major traffic chaos.
The Dutch motorists association ANWB said the tractors, along with bad weather and accidents, made Tuesday the busiest ever morning on the nation's roads, resulting in more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) of traffic jams.

Read more on DW.

(Image credit: AFP/ANP/Vincent Jannink via RT)


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