Eco-warriors have said to have attacked 16 SUVs in Edinburgh in response to the devastating floods in Spain . Activists from a group calling itself The Tyre Extinguishers said "outraged" locals took action in Edinburgh overnight in a bid to highlight SUVs' role in causing "catastrophic" weather. The action came after over 200 people died in flooding in Valencia .
Searches continued on Monday (November 4) for bodies inside houses, garages and the thousands of vehicles strewn around the city's streets. Protesters targeted SUVs in the Scottish capital's New Town neighbourhood, leaving images of Valencia flood victims on windscreens and deflating tyres. One of the photos showed a car daubed with the words, "These cars kill Valencians", while another read, "These cars kill kids".
Another appeared to show a hooded activist letting the air out of a tyre. In a post on social media, the group vowed not to stop until "these death machines" are off the roads. Priya, a Tyre Extinguisher in Edinburgh, said: "We hit 16 cars last night, and more planned.
We call on all Tyre Extinguishers groups worldwide - in all 22 countries we now have groups in - to take action now to highlight the connection between climate death and SUV luxury emissions. "Not enough is being done to highlight that disasters like Valencia have human causes. This is not a 'natural' disaster, it's a disaster fuelled by our governments being enslaved by the fossil fuel and car lobbies.
"We need emergency action now to brin.
