Angry farmers: a mother and her daughter died, demonstrations across the country… a look back at a day of tensions

Les tensions se poursuivent partout en France. MAXPPP – REMY GABALDA

Alors qu'une mère et sa famille sont décédées ce mardi 23 janvier sur un barrage en Ariège, les manifestations des agriculteurs se poursuivent partout en France.

The anger of farmers showed no sign of appeasement this Tuesday, January 23, with actions multiplying throughout France despite the government's mobilization. The protest movement, which has gained momentum in recent days, was mourned by an accident that occurred early Tuesday when Alexandra, a 35-year-old woman, died after being hit by a vehicle at a blocked point in place in Ariège.

In the evening, his daughter, Camille, aged 14, also died. His father is still seriously injured. According to the public prosecutor at the Foix court, Olivier Mouysset, the vehicle hit a wall of straw bales erected across the road in Pamiers before hitting the three victims present with several dozen other farmers on a camp set up just behind.

Dams on the A7 and A63

The accident does not seem intentional, according to the first elements of the investigation, added the prosecutor. "Our Nation is upset and united", reacted the Prime Minister on ;a meeting between Gabriel Attal and representatives of agricultural unions, who are demanding rapid action in the face of the malaise in the profession.

Farmers are protesting in particular against the precariousness of their activity, the multiplication of standards and the differences in treatment compared to other non-European countries. Blockades blocked new roads this Tuesday, including the A7 in the Rhône valley and the A63 near Bayonne in the South-West, which are in addition to the actions already carried out in recent years. last few days, particularly on the A64 near Toulouse.

The government "fully mobilized"

"I want to reiterate the urgency that France has to take rapid decisions to restore prospects to the agricultural world. This movement is unprecedented, we must provide deep and rapid responses", declared the president of the FNSEA, Arnaud Rousseau, this Tuesday on RMC.

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Reacting to the National Assembly during the question session to the government, Gabriel Attal said he wanted "to move forward without taboo, without pretense& quot;, evoking the "very short-term issues" on the payment of aid due to farmers in the face of disasters and diseases, trade negotiations or even the question of standards and their simplification.