Paint thrown at Sagrada Familia in protest of Spanish government's inaction to devastating wildfires

Two activists from the organisation Futuro Vegetal threw red and black powder against the façade of one of Spain's most famous monuments: the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. The organisation is protesting against the management of the fires that have devastated thousands of hectares of land in Spain this summer.

The protesters were arrested and released after paying a fine of €600.

Check out the moment below:

Futuro Vegetal explained that their action aims to denounce "the complicity of the different governments in the fires that have ravaged the Peninsula this summer" - alluding to the political disputes during the serious fires.

The organisation criticises the "lack of government measures against the climate crisis and its repercussions on the fires that have devastated the Peninsula and a large part of Europe".

Luna Lagos, spokesperson for the association, lamented that "politicians, bankers and CEOs of multinationals continue to gamble our lives to multiply their profits". They also blame industrial livestock farming for being indirectly responsible for around 70% of forest fires.

"Governments are prioritising irrigating livestock farms with public money instead of protecting people who have lost their homes," says Futuro Vegetal. "They subsidise ecocidal industries with our taxes while condemning essential workers such as firefighters and health workers to precariousness."