Anti-HS2 protesters say efforts to evict them from tunnels under a small central London park are “dangerous” as they prepare to spend a sixth night underground.
Environmental campaigners have dug a network of tunnels beneath Euston Square Gardens, next to Euston station, in a bid to protect the green space which they claim will be built over with a temporary taxi rank before being sold to developers as part of plans for the high-speed railway.
A spokesman for HS2 Rebellion, an alliance of groups and individuals campaigning against HS2, said bailiffs were “digging constantly” as part of attempts to remove activists from the fenced-off site.
Anti-HS2 protesters say efforts to evict them from tunnels under a small central London park are “dangerous” as they prepare to spend a sixth night underground.
Environmental campaigners have dug a network of tunnels beneath Euston Square Gardens, next to Euston station, in a bid to protect the green space which they claim will be built over with a temporary taxi rank before being sold to developers as part of plans for the high-speed railway.
A spokesman for HS2 Rebellion, an alliance of groups and individuals campaigning against HS2, said bailiffs were “digging constantly” as part of attempts to remove activists from the fenced-off site.
Day four of the HS2 protest at Euston and the mother of an activist in a treehouse arrived at the police cordon, hoping to fling battery packs and food over the security fence. She was too late.
Heavy rain and sleet could cause tunnels beneath Euston in London to collapse and endanger HS2 activists living in the underground passages, a rescue expert has warned.
It follows liquid mud pouring in on Friday, amid fears the green activists - including veteran eco-warrior Swampy - could be buried alive in the tunnel.
Cherry pickers arrived this afternoon to dismantle ramshackle tree houses built by the activists.
Exclusive video for MailOnline also shows Swampy complaining that a bailiff is stepping on his arm in the grim tunnel.
The veteran activist, 48, whose real name is Daniel Hooper, came out of retirement during the pandemic to oppose the £98billion rail link.
Campaigners camping out in tunnels in central London have been warned “they are putting themselves in even greater danger” by not leaving as weather conditions worsen.
Members of HS2 Rebellion, who have constructed the tunnels under Euston Square Gardens, claim the small green space near the station will be built over with a temporary taxi rank before being sold to developers as part of plans for the high-speed railway
HS2 Ltd said in a statement on Saturday: “In the past 24 hours the weather conditions have worsened and further heavy rain and sleet is forecast, which could lead to the tunnel becoming even more unstable.