German village clearance continues as Greta Thunberg visits site

Climate activist Greta Thunberg (Federico Gambarini/dpa via AP)

German police continued the clearance of a village that is due to be demolished to accommodate the expansion of a coal mine – with activists still holed up in one building, in tree houses and a tunnel.

Ahead of a demonstration to be held nearby on Saturday, Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg visited the tiny village of Luetzerath and took a look at the neighbouring Garzweiler open coal mine.