Extinction Rebellion vandals fill golf course holes with cement in sprinkler protest

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READ MORE: Flying ants set to terrify Britain after country melted in scorching 35C heatwaveFrance, like many other countries including the UK, is battling widespread drought.Taking to Twitter, Extinction Rebellion Toulouse explained their actions, stating: "While we are going through a period of extreme drought, the watering of GOLF COURSES is permitted by law because of the cost of maintaining these luxurious grounds."Meanwhile, the drought has caused a total ban on irrigation in agriculture."Extinction Rebellion Toulouse took to the social media platform to show off photographic evidence of the chaos they had caused at the Vieille-Toulouse club course and at the Garonne des Sept Deniers course.The snaps show the golf holes filled with cement, as well as a sign that reads: "This hole drinks 277,000 litres of water per day.

Do you drink that much?"The group also launched a petition on GreenVoice arguing for the exemption to be lifted.It read: "At the time of the greatest drought ever seen in France since meteorological readings began, [...] a sector that affects a tiny fraction of the population seems to enjoy a privilege worthy of another world in these times of crisis; golf."The activist collective explained that filling the holes would "prevent the use of these golf courses and therefore their watering".But not everybody agrees that the exemption on golf courses should be lifted.

Gerard Rougier of the French Golf Federation told France Info: "Without water, a green dies in three days and it takes three months to regrow it. "A course without a green is like a skating rink without ice, it will have to close".He also claimed that France's 700 golf courses employ 15,000 people across the country, and that not watering.