GENEVA, Sept 29, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Tens of thousands of people — around
100,000 according to organisers — marched through the Swiss capital Bern
Saturday calling for action to stop climate change, three weeks ahead of
parliamentary elections.
They marched a day after smaller demonstrations in Swiss cities for
Friday’s “climate strikes”, which was also observed in cities across Europe.
Saturday’s march was organised by 80 campaigning groups who together call
themselves the Climate Alliance.
Bern police did not comment on the turnout numbers put out by the march
organisers, but police spokesman Dominik Jaggi told AFP: “It was one of the
biggest demonstrations organised in recent years” in Bern.