Hundreds of climate activists who have barricaded themselves in a protest camp on the site of an abandoned village in western Germany have said they are prepared to risk their lives to prevent it from being mined for coal.

This footage illustrates the first excavator starting the process of coal mining in Lützerath, Erkelenz, Germany, so far, the activists are not taking any action. The police are on duty on the spot to control the situation.

This footage was filmed and produced on January 11.

This footage was filmed and produced 11 January 2023.

Hundreds of climate activists who have barricaded themselves in a protest camp on the site of an abandoned village in western Germany have said they are prepared to risk their lives to prevent it from being mined for coal.

This footage illustrates the first excavator starting the process of coal mining in Lützerath, Erkelenz, Germany, so far, the activists are not taking any action. The police are on duty on the spot to control the situation

This footage was filmed and produced 11 January 2023.

Hundreds of climate activists who have barricaded themselves in a protest camp on the site of an abandoned village in western Germany have said they are prepared to risk their lives to prevent it from being mined for coal.

This footage illustrates machinery that arrives in Lützerath, Erkelenz, Germany to start the process coal mining.