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Post by valpomike on May 2, 2009 2:08:08 GMT 1
This kind of actions, on there part must be stopped now. Our great leader, does not want to stop it, he wants to be friends with them, even when they do these things.
Roosevelt once said, speak softly, but carry a big stick. They won't let us, not even a small stick.
Mike
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Post by Bonobo on May 9, 2009 21:17:31 GMT 1
Tragedy in Kamień Pomorski. A day of national mourning has been announced.
21 people died during the fire in a social hotel in Kamień Pomorski. Polish president announced a day of national mourning.
Polish homeless shelter had code violations 4/14/09
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The homeless shelter where 22 people died in a fire in northwest Poland had building code violations, the state-run auditing office said Tuesday, and the government ordered safety inspections at temporary lodgings across the country.
On the first of three days of national mourning for the victims, construction experts and prosecutors inspected the charred shell of the building in the city of Kamien Pomorski for clues to the cause of a fire that swept through it early Monday.
Twenty people were injured, most suffering broken bones after leaping from the three-story building to escape the blaze. Local hospital officials said their condition was improving.
A number of irregularities had already been found in the work of local construction inspectors who had allowed people to live in the building despite code violations and did not order any improvements, said Pawel Biedziak, spokesman for the state-run Supreme Auditing Chamber, which monitors adherence to regulations.
The building in Kamien Pomorski, about 370 miles (600 kilometers) northwest of Warsaw, was originally a spartan hotel for workers in the region's gas fields. Ownership of the building was transferred to the county government a few years ago.
Survivor Emilia Staniszewska said no renovation or adaptations were made when the building was turned into a shelter.
"I went from one official to another with letters saying the house has asbestos elements and is not safe to live, but no one did anything to change that," Staniszewska said on TVN24 television.
After an overnight emergency meeting by some government ministers, Interior Minister Grzegorz Schetyna has ordered a detailed check of all shelters in the country. He also said a report on the rescue effort at the shelter in Kamien Pomorski was expected on Thursday.
City Mayor Bronislaw Karpinski on Tuesday raised the death toll from 21 to 22 and said one young woman was still unaccounted for. Witnesses said she had jumped from the burning building and was taken by an ambulance.
City officials distributed aid to survivors and appealed for donations of new clothes and school books for children.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk's Cabinet was to decide Tuesday how much financial help to provide.
National fire department spokesman Pawel Fratczak said it was Poland's deadliest fire since October 1980, when 55 people were killed in a blaze at a psychiatric hospital in Gorna Grupa in central Poland. |
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Post by Bonobo on Jun 29, 2009 7:54:15 GMT 1
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Post by Bonobo on Jul 14, 2009 21:15:30 GMT 1
Accidents of that kind happen in Poland. Not everyday, but often enough to get used to. www.tvn24.pl/-1,1609735,0,1,ludzie-wypadali-z-busa,wiadomosc.html A mini bus suddenly swerved to the left and crashed into a truck. 4 passengers of a mini bus died. They were coming from work.  |
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Post by Bonobo on Aug 30, 2009 21:37:55 GMT 1
Pilots killed in Polish air show crash
Two Belorussian Air Force pilots have been killed when their SU-27 fighter plane crashed during an air show in central Poland.
A police spokesman said the two pilots did not manage to eject to safety and were killed in the crash. There were no other casualties.
The crash happened at a military airfield in Radom, a city about 62 miles south of Warsaw.
A witness said the SU-27 crashed minutes after it began its aerial performance, far beyond the spectator area.
Poland's television channel TVP showed the large, heavy plane making three aerial revolutions and then levelling off as if about to land. It then disappeared from sight beyond a line of trees and exploded, sending up billows of thick, black smoke.
Local media said the plane crashed about 100 metres from buildings in the village of Naleczyn on the outskirts of Radom.
In 2007, two pilots from Poland's Zelazny Aerial Acrobatics Group were killed at the Radom air show when their planes collided in mid air during a performance.
© Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved.
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Post by Bonobo on Sept 18, 2009 20:45:41 GMT 1
Another major accident in a coal mine within a few years. Last time 23 miners died, now 12. In both cases it has been widely rumoured that the mine`s gas detectors were "set up" not to show the real level of methane down there. Former miners who worked there claim so. After anonymous information an inspection was sent to the mine in April but didn`t find anything. Methane fire in coal mine kills 12
18.09.2009 13:08
UPDATE – At least twelve miners have died after methane gas ignited at the Slask Wujek mine in the industrial region of Silesia, southern Poland.
Fifteen men are seriously injured, three in a critical state, say medical staff.
The accident happened at a depth of 1000 meters at 10.15 CET this morning at the Wujek-Slask, Ruch-Slask mine in Ruda Slaska-Kochlowice.
Fifteen miners were taken to the Centre for Treatment of Burns in Siemianowice Slaskie. Others, with minor burns, were hospitalized nearby.
Five medical helicopters, several ambulances and dozens of people took part in a rescue action.
The Minister of Interior and Administration Grzegorz Schetyna is on his way to Ruda Slaska and PM Donald Tusk, who is in Brussels, is being informed about the situation.
Methane ignitions are quite rare, occurring in coal mines when a pocket of methane gas ignites from a spark from machinery, sending a ball of fire through mine shafts.
In the last 30 years over 200 people have died in coal mine explosions. The most serious accident in recent years was a methane explosion at the Halemba coal mine in November 2006, in which 23 miners died. (mg/pg)  www.tvn24.pl/-1,1620084,0,1,wiedzieli--ze-sa-samobojcami-i-zabojcami-kolegow,wiadomosc.html Gas detector which shows a true level of gas - 9%. The safe level is beolow 2%. Gas detectors were on purpose installed in places with access to fresh air.  www.tvn24.pl/-1,1620063,0,1,gornik-w-tej-kopalni-falszuja-wskazania-czujnikow-metanu,wiadomosc.html  Of course, the management of the mine rejects all accusations.     |
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Post by Bonobo on Nov 8, 2009 14:27:23 GMT 1
Border Patrol chopper crashed in neigbouring Belarus, killing 3 officers. Cause - thick fog.  |
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Post by Bonobo on Dec 18, 2009 23:36:30 GMT 1
Winter takes its toll
18.12.2009 09:31
The freezing conditions have taken the lives of several in Poland as temperatures continue to plunge.
Five people died last night, and about a dozen were injured from carbon monoxide poisoning from heaters.
"Three more men died from exposure to the cold. Fires have broken out, which is common during the onslaught of cold weather. Two people have been killed in a blaze in Warsaw. There are also cases of carbon monoxide poisoning; eight people are hospitalised after such an incident in Sopot, northern Poland," said Przemysław Guła, head of the Government Security Centre.
Weather forecasts point to more blizzards in the eastern parts of Poland.
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Post by valpomike on Dec 19, 2009 4:17:58 GMT 1
All I can do, is say a prayer for them, and hope it gets better. I feel very sorry for those with the bad luck, but it must have been their time to go.
Mike
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Post by Bonobo on Dec 21, 2009 0:15:00 GMT 1
All I can do, is say a prayer for them, and hope it gets better. I feel very sorry for those with the bad luck, but it must have been their time to go. Mike The death toll rose to 40 people over the weekend. www.tvn24.pl/-1,1634511,0,1,tragiczny-weekend-_-mroz-zabil-juz-40-osob,wiadomosc.html The police admonish people not to go out when drunk. And request citizens not to ignore the homeless  . |
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Post by Bonobo on Dec 31, 2009 11:20:57 GMT 1
At least three die in avalanche
31.12.2009 07:24
UPDATE - A third person has died after an avalanche crashed down a mountain in the Tatras, southern Poland.
Two people were killed on the spot when the avalanche happened yesterday morning. A third tourist was taken in a critical condition to hospital but died this morning. Two others are in a stable condition.
Rescuers do not exclude the possibility that other tourists are still trapped under fallen snow. The avalanche occurred at around 11.30 CET, Wednesday, under Buli pod Rysami, an area known for avalanches.
The Tatra Voluntary Rescue Service is using helicopters and sniffer dogs to see if there are any other bodies or survivors.
The avalanche occurred in an area where, in January 2003, eight Polish students from Tychy were swept away in a massive fall of loose snow.  |
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Post by coco on Dec 31, 2009 14:59:44 GMT 1
Very Sad News in end of 2009.
I noticed beautiful Tatra Mountain. My mother and her siblings were skiing over this mountains. They were telling me they can see Czech. village. They claimed it was beautiful sight too. Being on top of mountain must be fun for all of us.
Hope 2010 bring Poland better luck.
Happy New Year!
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Post by valpomike on Dec 31, 2009 17:55:35 GMT 1
It is to bad, this kind of thing goes on all over the world, people do not think before they act.
What do they call the Tatra range, something like a lady laying down or something, do you know? I saw them on one of my visits, and was told, but don't remember, can you help?
Mike
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 26, 2010 15:15:06 GMT 1
Poland sinks further into deep freeze
25.01.2010 08:57
Thermometer plunges in Warsaw, Monday.
As temperatures plunge to minus 30 C in some places in Poland, the winter claimed more lives, the Government Security Center (GSC) has announced.
"Sixteen people have died from hypothermia over the weekend, eleven of them within the last 24 hours," GSC’s Bozena Wysocka told Polskie Radio.
The statistics do not only concern the homeless, as some people have frozen to death in their homes. The dead also includes a 13-year old boy found on Saturday, who died on his way home.
The extreme weather conditions caused power outages due to network failures, with entire provinces deprived of electricity in southern Poland. The military has for several days now been assisting the efforts to remove ice from electricity lines. About 8,000 households remain without power in the country.
Meanwhile, last night the temperature has hit a new low, with -30˚C in the eastern parts of the country. What’s worse, some parts of southern Poland are still deprived of electricity after heavy snow falls at the beginning of January. At the ground level, the temperature fell even below -30 degrees Celsius(-22F) in south eastern Poland, Anna Nemec of a wather forecast center told the newspaper. Tonight is supposed to be even colder. Only in January, over 70 persons died due to the harsh weather conditions.
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Winter freeze claims more lives
26.01.2010 10:22
The government security centre has informed that the frost has caused the deaths of another 10 people. More than 200 have died since November, some of them in their own homes.
The Centre is appealing for special awareness to people who might be in need because of the low temperatures. Police and municipal guards have been put on alert.
Appeals are also being broadcast on behalf of wild birds and homeless or feral animals. On several occasions city patrols have had to free swans trapped in ice on lakes and rivers. Birds are also suffering because the cold has frightened off many of their usual feeders. Bird specialists urge people either to persevere – or not to feed at all, as birds come to depend on humans for subsistence.
Also people are being asked to be more aware of cats and dogs living outside. Shelters say they will take in all reported animals and are appealing for donations of old blankets as well as pet food.
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Post by valpomike on Jan 26, 2010 18:18:18 GMT 1
My cousin in Warsaw, Poland, just E-mail me, and said, this is the worst winter she can remember, but she is just 38 years old. What do the rest of you in Poland think?
Mike
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 28, 2010 19:15:56 GMT 1
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Post by valpomike on Jan 28, 2010 23:48:19 GMT 1
Is it all the roads, or could some of it be the drunk drivers?
Mike
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Post by Bonobo on Mar 1, 2010 21:28:49 GMT 1
The driver of this car hit the tree. Trapped inside, he died in flames. Terrible death.  |
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Post by Bonobo on Mar 3, 2010 21:27:17 GMT 1
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Post by Bonobo on Mar 25, 2010 22:12:16 GMT 1
It always upsets me when i hear casualties of CO deaths and injury as there is no need for it to happen
Entire family found dead
19.03.2010 10:01
A 14 year-old girl and her parents were found dead at their home in Piaseczno near Warsaw, Thursday evening.
Police spokesman spokesman Maciej Karczyński said they received a call from relatives of the family saying they had not had any contact with them for several days.
"When police arrived at the house they found three bodies,” said Karczyński. The family probably died some days ago.
Police are ruling out involvement of a third party. "We will examine whether there has been a case of poisoning," said the spokesman.www.thenews.pl/national/artykul127778_entire-family-found-dead.html |
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Post by Bonobo on Mar 28, 2010 15:53:07 GMT 1
A grill party on the river bank ended tragically. A young woman`s cell phone fell into the river, she jumped after it, but couldn`t get out. 3 boys jumped into water to save her, 2 drowned in torrents. They were all drunk.  |
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Post by valpomike on Mar 29, 2010 16:33:42 GMT 1
Never drink and swim.
Mike
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Post by Bonobo on Apr 7, 2010 22:57:59 GMT 1
Another major accident in a coal mine within a few years. Last time 23 miners died, now 12. In both cases it has been widely rumoured that the mine`s gas detectors were "set up" not to show the real level of methane down there. Former miners who worked there claim so. After anonymous information an inspection was sent to the mine in April but didn`t find anything. Tragic accidents in mines happen all over the world. The recent tragedy - in the USA. I am really sorry.
Workers killed in West Virginia coal mine explosion
At least 25 people were killed and several still unaccounted for after an explosion at a coal mine in the state of West Virginia on Monday, according to officials.
www.france24.com/en/20100406-west-virginia-coal-mining-accident-blast-dead-injured-missing-massey-energy |
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Post by Bonobo on May 15, 2010 21:54:14 GMT 1
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Post by Bonobo on Jun 26, 2010 21:24:17 GMT 1
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Post by valpomike on Jun 26, 2010 22:02:51 GMT 1
Bad things go on all over the world. God Bless those who suffered.
Mike
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Post by Bonobo on Sept 1, 2010 19:44:50 GMT 1
Driver dies as car slips into river
01.09.2010 12:35
A man has drowned after his car slipped from a flooded bridge into a river in the southern village of Bielanka in the Beskids Mountains, southern Poland.
Firemen trying to pull the car out of the Ropa River suspect that the driver skidded while taking a turn onto the bridge following torrential rain which has yet again hit Poland this summer.
The man did not manage to get out of the car and drowned. Firemen have already pulled his body from the car. Oh my God, poor guy. I know that wooden brigde. We always drive across it when we travel in that area.  
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Post by Bonobo on Sept 3, 2010 23:32:14 GMT 1
Hundreds die of drowning over summer
31.08.2010 13:26
As many as 380 people have drowned in Polish rivers, lakes and the sea over the summer season.
“It’s been the most tragic season in years,” says Mariusz Sokolowski, spokesman for the Police Headquarters. The most common cause of drowning was alcohol and recklessness, he says. “Many people tried to prove that they were champion swimmers but failed.”
As many as 260 people drowned in July when temperatures exceeded 30 degrees Celsius.
“People looked for relief from the heat in water but many chose unguarded beaches,” says Sokolowski.
In 2009, 468 people drowned in Poland: this year already 586 people lost their lives while swimming in dangerous waters.
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Post by Bonobo on Sept 26, 2010 18:23:23 GMT 1
Why so many dead if the coach seems in a relatively good shape? 12 Poles die in coach crash near Berlin
26.09.2010 19:00
Crash site near Berlin. photos - PAP
UPDATE 2 - Twelve Polish tourists died, around 10.30 CET Sunday morning on the A10 autobahn, 20 kilometres outside Berlin.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Marcin Bosacki told Polish Radio that at least 16 people are seriously injured, some of them in a critical condition. Fourteen are also said to have slight injuries and will be returning to Poland once they have been checked out of hospital.
The coach contained 47 passengers, mostly forestry workers from the West Pomerania province in north western Poland and two drivers. The tour party was on its way back from Spain when the coach collided with a Mercedes and then crashed into the pillar of a bridge.
The 37 year-old woman who was driving the car is also reported to be in a critical condition.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Health Minister Ewa Kopacz arrived in Berlin Sunday evening where they reportedly visited the hospitals where the injured had been taken and to the Polish Embassy in the German capital, said government spokesman Pawel Gras.
Gras said that all the dead had been identified and the families of the victims had been informed.
Condolences
Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke to Prime Minister Donald Tusk in the afternoon to offer condolences and said that every effort would be made to offer the best care for the injured.
Poland’s ambassador to Germany Marek Prawda and Prime Minister Brandenburg Matthias Platzek visited the scene of the tragedy, said the Foreign Ministry spokesman.
Poland’s Foreign Ministry opened a Infoline for those wanting more information. The numbers are 00 48 22 523 94 48 and 00 48 22 523 48 92.
The Polish Embassy in Berlin is also operating helplines. The numbers are: 00 49 30 22 31 32 04, 00 49 30 22 31 32 05 and 00 49 30 22 31 32 01.
President Bronislaw Komorowski sent his condolences to the families of the victims. President of the European parliament Jerzy Buzek has also sent condolences on behalf of MEPs.
German media report that this is most serious road accident in the state of Brandenburg for many years. Weather conditions at the time of the accident were reported to be cloudy with the road surface wet after rainfall. (pg)
source: IAR/PAP
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Post by tufta on Sept 26, 2010 19:37:02 GMT 1
Why so many dead if the coach seems in a relatively good shape? unlucky angle it hit the pillar? |
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