The Toulouse Court of Appeal has recognized that wind turbines installed near a home in a village in the Tarn are bad for your health. A first in France.
- Six wind turbines were built at distances ranging from 700 to 1300 meters from the Belgian couple’s farm in 2008 and 2009.
- Christel and Luc Fockaert filed a complaint against the operating companies Margnes Energie and Sasu Singladou Energie.
“It’s a relief. You can’t imagine. Our joy is immense. Our suffering is finally recognized after so many years of legal proceedings.” After 6 years of battle before the courts, Christel and Luc Fockaert were recognized by the Toulouse Court of Appeal as victims of a “wind syndrome”.
In concrete terms, the operator of the wind turbines installed near the home of this Belgian couple residing in a village in the Tarn was ordered to compensate them up to 128,000 euros, according to information from France bleu.
“Living here had become unbearable”
In France, this is the first time that wind turbines have been recognized as harmful to health. They would have caused Christel and Luc Fockaert fatigue, headaches, nausea, nosebleeds as well as sleep and heart rhythm disorders. These symptoms reportedly disappeared when the couple moved in 2015. “Living here had become unbearable. The first symptoms did not appear immediately” detail Christel and Luc.
If no scientific study, as recalled on November 8 by the “Marianne” site, has validated the negative effects of wind turbines on health, the WHO evokes “proof” of the impact of the noise generated by these installations ” on the cardiovascular system and metabolism”.
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