A dangerous incident involving a police Black Hawk helicopter at a military picnic, a tragic accident of a bus with fans of the Corinthians football club in Brazil, huge forest fires in Greece and Tenerife, the announcement of the delivery of F-16 fighters to Ukraine by the Netherlands and Denmark, Jarosław Kaczyński with a height of 14. pension. Here are five things you should know today.
1. The military picnic incident
The Black Hawk police helicopter contributed to breaking a power line during a military picnic on the occasion of the 103rd anniversary of the Battle of Sarnowa Góra near Ciechanów (Mazowieckie Voivodeship), local media reported. Police confirmed the incident, adding that “an investigation is underway.”
Read more: An incident during a military picnic. The police helicopter contributed to the rupture of the power line
An incident during a military picnic. A police helicopter hit a power lineCiechanówInacze.pl
2. A tragic accident of a bus with fans
Tragedy in Brazil, seven people died and dozens were injured as a result of a coach accident with Corinthians fans returning home from an away game against Cruzeiro. The tragedy happened on Sunday morning on one of the Brazilian highways. In the vehicle were fans who had traveled from the meeting between Corinthians and Cruzeiro in Minas Gerais’s capital Belo Horizonte.
According to official reports, the coach, in which 43 people were traveling, had a brake failure. The vehicle fell into a ditch and overturned. 36 other passengers were injured, 27 of whom were taken to hospital. Corinthians, as well as some of its rivals, expressed their condolences to the families of the victims.
Tragic coach accident with Corinthians fansPAP/EPA/Belo Horizonte Military Fire Dept. / HANDOUT
3. Forest fires in Greece and Tenerife
A fire that broke out on Saturday morning destroyed more than a dozen houses and a church in villages near the city of Alexandroupolis in the northeast Greeceat the border with Turkey. Residents of more than 10 nearby towns were evacuated. “It was a very hard night,” said Mayor Giannis Zamboukis. On Sunday morning, he assured that tourists staying in Alexandroupolis and the surrounding area are safe.
Fire near the city of Alexandroupoli in GreeceENEX
In Tenerife, another day was fought with a gigantic fire. The flames consumed over 10,000 hectares of forests, forcing the evacuation of more towns. “It is only thanks to the enormous work done by those fighting the fire that the scale of the damage is not greater,” said the head of the autonomous government of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo. He added that it was the largest firefighting operation in the history of Tenerife.
Read more: “The power of this element is enormous.” The largest firefighting operation in the history of Tenerife
Firefighting in TenerifeBomberos de Tenerife
4. The Netherlands and Denmark will provide Ukraine with F-16 fighters
The Netherlands will deliver Ukraine 42 F-16 aircraft, the president of Ukraine announced on Sunday Volodymyr Zelensky, after meeting with the Dutch head of government. Later that day, he spoke with the Prime Minister of Denmark, who announced that her country would provide Kiev with 19 such fighters. Earlier, Ukraine reported that the pilots engineers and technicians have already started training in the use of these machines.
Read more: Two more countries will donate Ukraine F-16 fighters. “This is just the beginning”
Ukraine will receive 19 F-16 fighters from DenmarkTwitter/@ZelenskyyUa
5. Kaczyński gave the amount of the 14th pension
– I would like to inform you that the 14th pension will amount to PLN 2,200 net – said Jarosław Kaczyński on Sunday at the harvest festival in Paradyż (Łódź Voivodeship). He added that this is a step “in the direction that the group that may lose the most from inflation, i.e. pensioners, will be fully compensated.” Later, the Minister of Family and Social Policy Marlena Maląg announced when the benefit would be paid.
Main photo source: PAP/EPA/RAMON DE LA ROCHA