SLIDESHOW. Anger of farmers: a Leclerc drive targeted by demonstrators near Montpellier

The strike operation targeted two structures in the Salamane ZAC. JM – JM

Demonstrators set fire to bales of cardboard. JM – JM

The Drive Leclerc terminals were torn down. JM – JM

The roads in poor condition this Friday morning, in front of the Drive. JM – JM

This Friday morning, teams were working to make access possible again by car. JM – JM

Les structures poursuivent tant bien que mal leur activité. JM – JM

Slurry was spread on the logistics platform gatehouse. JM – JM

Le pire a été évité sur la plateforme U Log, classée Seveso. JM – JM

Ce jeudi soir, deux structures de la Zac de la Salamane, a Clermont-l'Hérault, ont été prises pour cible par des agriculteurs en colère. Une opération coup de poing qui a occasionné d'importants dégâts.

Thursday, around 8 p.m., an undeclared gathering broke into the Zac de la Salamane in Clermont-l'Hérault. According to our information, the convoy of around fifty vehicles, including numerous tractors, was coming from Biterrois.

A Seveso classified structure targeted

A group "angry farmers" forced the gate of the U Log logistics platform, in Clermont, before projecting slurry onto the gatehouse located at the entrance. These demonstrators then lit a fire near the logistics docks, at the risk of burning down the huge warehouses classified as Seveso low and where 170 people are employed…

In the dead of night, the action begins on the Super U logistics platform. Jean-Albert Polge

Methodical plowing, significant damage

The group then moved to the Leclerc Drive parking lot, located a few hundred meters away. Demonstrators tore down the check-in terminals located in front of the drive-thru and set fire to bales of cardboard stored near the parking lot.

A "ploughing" which caused extensive damage to the roads. Jean-Albert Polge – Jean-Albert Polge

The driver of an agricultural machine then methodically plowed the access to the Drive under the watchful eye of the gendarmes to whom the Minister of Defense was responding. #39;interior requested the greatest restraint…

Manif des agriculteurs à Clermont-l’Herault
Des dégâts importants ont été commis ce jeudi soir au Drive Leclerc pic.twitter.com/rZGfwBL5G1

— Jérôme Mouillot (@jeromemouillot) January 25, 2024

This Friday morning, the managers of the two structures, (which maintained their activity as best they could), refused to make any comments, striving to try to restore this which could be and, in particular, to once again allow access to the Drive de Leclerc. The damage caused by this hit operation could amount to several tens of thousands of euros.