AACHEN (dpa-AFX) - Climate activists from Lützerath have filed an emergency application against the ban on residence in the village, which belongs to Erkelenz, effective from January 10. The emergency application is directed against a corresponding general order of the district of Heinsberg, said a spokeswoman for the Administrative Court of Aachen on Thursday. A decision on the application is expected to be made on Thursday evening.

Energy company RWE wants to demolish Lützerath in order to mine the coal underneath. Activists living in the abandoned hamlet have announced resistance to the move./cd/DP/ngu