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Santiago de Compostela

Updated Sunday, January 21, 2024-13:03

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Thousands of people march this Sunday through the streets of Santiago de Compostela "in defense of the future of the sea" called by more than a hundred environmental groups and groups from the Galician estuaries sector after the dumping of pellets that affects the Galician coast .

The demonstration left the Alameda of Compostela shortly before 12:30 p.m.

Attendees have walked through the streets of the center of the Galician capital until concluding at Praza do Obradoiro.

Rogelio Santos,

president of

Plademar Muros-Noia

, one of the organizing organizations, has assured that they hope to "fill the Obradoiro."

"We will continue to defend our sea, whoever governs," he claimed.

Numerous political leaders have joined the exit of this demonstration, among them, the national spokesperson of the BNG,

Ana Pontón

;

Sumar's candidate for the presidency of the Xunta,

Marta Lois

;

the leader of Sumar,

Yolanda Díaz

;

and the PSdeG candidate for the presidency of the Xunta,

José Ramón Gómez Besteiro

.