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The Independent
09-07-2025
- Climate
- The Independent
Over 1,000 scouts evacuated from Polish summer camps ahead of rain warning
More than 1,000 scouts and counselors in summer camps in central Poland were evacuated ahead of heavy rainfall on Wednesday, local media reported. TVP state television said 16 camps, where the scouts had been staying in tents outside the capital city of Warsaw, were evacuated on Tuesday. The Polish scouts and staff were moved indoors, it added. Deputy Minister of Education Katarzyna Lubnauer told TVP that camp officials must be careful in the face of such storms. She recalled a 2017 tragedy when two girls, aged 13 and 14, were killed by falling trees while trying to shelter in their camp tent during a severe storm. Heavy downpours slammed the regions on Wednesday. Firefighters were repeatedly called out to respond to downed trees and flooding, TVP reported. The evacuations came days after catastrophic flooding in Texas killed more than two dozen people at Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian summer camp. Most of the victims were children. At least 111 people have been killed and a further 173 are still missing after the catastrophic flash flooding swept through Central Texas. Officials fear that the death toll could soar as search and rescue efforts entered their sixth day Wednesday, as hundreds of local, state and federal emergency responders sifted through debris for survivors. The brunt of the disaster remains centered in Kerr County, where at least 161 people remain missing. 'There could be more added to that list,' Texas Governor Greg Abbott said, with no rescues made in the region since Friday. Among those killed were 27 young girls and staff members at Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian summer camp situated on the bank of the Guadalupe River, which burst its banks and swelled over 20 feet in under 90 minutes on Friday. Five campers and one counselor are still missing. The Texas Department of State Health Services had signed off on the youth camp's emergency disaster plans just two days before the disaster struck the camp, according to ABC News.
Washington Post
09-07-2025
- Climate
- Washington Post
Over 1,000 scouts evacuated from Polish camps ahead of heavy rainfall
WARSAW, Poland — More than 1,000 scouts and counselors in summer camps in central Poland were evacuated ahead of heavy rainfall on Wednesday, local media reported. TVP state television said 16 camps, where the scouts had been staying in tents outside the capital city of Warsaw, were evacuated on Tuesday. The Polish scouts and staff were moved indoors, it added. Deputy Minister of Education Katarzyna Lubnauer told TVP that camp officials must be careful in the face of such storms. She recalled a 2017 tragedy when two girls, aged 13 and 14, were killed by falling trees while trying to shelter in their camp tent during a severe storm. Heavy downpours slammed the provinces of Masovia, Świętokrzyskie, and Łódź on Wednesday. Firefighters were repeatedly called out to respond to downed trees and flooding, TVP reported. The evacuations came days after catastrophic flooding in Texas killed more than two dozen people at Camp Mystic , an all-girls Christian summer camp. Most of the victims were children.
Associated Press
09-07-2025
- Climate
- Associated Press
Over 1,000 scouts evacuated from Polish camps ahead of heavy rainfall
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — More than 1,000 scouts and counselors in summer camps in central Poland were evacuated ahead of heavy rainfall on Wednesday, local media reported. TVP state television said 16 camps, where the scouts had been staying in tents outside the capital city of Warsaw, were evacuated on Tuesday. The Polish scouts and staff were moved indoors, it added. Deputy Minister of Education Katarzyna Lubnauer told TVP that camp officials must be careful in the face of such storms. She recalled a 2017 tragedy when two girls, aged 13 and 14, were killed by falling trees while trying to shelter in their camp tent during a severe storm. Heavy downpours slammed the provinces of Masovia, Świętokrzyskie, and Łódź on Wednesday. Firefighters were repeatedly called out to respond to downed trees and flooding, TVP reported. The evacuations came days after catastrophic flooding in Texas killed more than two dozen people at Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian summer camp. Most of the victims were children.
BBC News
05-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Scout group facing closure in Ballaugh calls for volunteers
A scout group facing closure is calling for a new team of volunteers to keep it going. The current cohort of four leaders at Ballaugh Scouts, which is one of 12 groups across the island, are set to leave at the end of volunteer for Scouts Isle of Man Will Nelson said the current team felt they had "done their time and they would like to step down". The group in the north, which provides activities to children aged between six and 14 in the local area, is now looking for new volunteers by September. Mr Nelson said a shortage of volunteers in Ramsey, which is in need of a further two lead members, could also lead to services being stripped back in the north. 'Sense of adventure' Scouts Isle of Man was currently holding a four week challenge to provide an opportunity for potential volunteers to find out more about what the role Nelson said the groups "help to bring the community together and gives the children something to do for an evening a week".The Ballaugh group runs Beavers, which is for children aged six to eight, Cubs for those aged eight to 10, and Scouts for 10 to group also "puts things back into the community, whether that is helping out with Remembrance Sunday or the village fair", he said."Volunteering with organisation on the Isle of Man is one of the most rewarding things you can do, as those in the roles help young people to "build confidence, resilience and a sense of adventure", he said the group was looking for people of all ages, backgrounds and it does not matter how much time people could commit."If you remove the scouts, the beavers and the cubs, it is another thing in the community that would disappear", he added. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
Yahoo
28-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Golden Knights Trade Up To 55, Select Australian Winger Jakob Ihs Wozniak
The Vegas Golden Knights' first move on the second day of the NHL Draft was trading picks 58 and 122 to Nashville for the 55th overall pick. And with the 55th overall pick on Saturday, the Knights then selected 6-foot-2, 185-pound Jakob Ihs Wozniak, who played for Sweden's Lulea HF. Ihs-Wozniak had 57 points in 40 games last season with Lulea HF. Ihs-Wozniak, 18, is a right-handed Australian left winger with a big shot who was expected to put up some eye-popping numbers last season after breaking the scoring record for 17-year-olds in the Swedish junior league the previous year. Advertisement Unfortunately, his production stagnated. He also had some underwhelming showings at the Hlinka Gretzky and Five Nations tournaments, resulting in him tumbling out of the The Hockey News' top 10 rankings. Scouts want to see Ihs-Wozniak ramp up both his physical play and his urgency. "When he decides to compete and work, he is very hard to stop," said one scout. "I find him wildly inconsistent, particularly with his compete. When he's using his body, he's really good. I just haven't seen him do it that often." Ihs-Wozniak projects as a second-liner if he figures things out. Multiple scouts said that when he goes to the dirty areas, he can accomplish a lot. Advertisement "We're still trying to figure him out," said another scout. "He just blends in sometimes. He has some consistency issues that need to be addressed. He has size and does some good things, but you often can't find him." The team still have four other picks, at No. 91 (third round), No. 154 (fifth round), No. 186 (sixth round) and No. 187 (sixth round).
