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The Independent
7 days ago
- General
- The Independent
Woman in critical condition after oak tree falls on tourists in Venice
A falling oak tree injured a dozen people, including foreign tourists, in Venice on Monday. The 50-year-old tree fell next to a bus stop at Piazzale Roma, the final stop for buses and taxis entering the lagoon city from the mainland, according to city officials. The injured were waiting in a shaded area when the tree fell. The cause of the incident is currently unknown. The most seriously injured was a 30-year-old Italian woman, who was sitting on a wall near the tree with her two small children when the tree fell, Italian media reported. The woman was in critical condition with abdominal injuries, while her children weren't seriously injured and placed under psychological care, according to hospital officials. Another Italian woman in her 50s also was in critical condition after suffering chest injuries. Mapped: Piazzale Roma A video from the scene showed the tree had snapped at the trunk, just above the roots. "The tree was apparently healthy,' Francesca Zaccariotto, the city's top public works official, told the news agency ANSA. She added that the tree was monitored along with others in the city, and there had been no signs indicating a possible collapse. A 60-year-old American was under observation for a head injury, a 70-year-old American suffered facial injuries, and two tourists from Eastern Europe suffered multiple bruises. Four other Italians were slightly injured.
CBC
08-05-2025
- Business
- CBC
Nova Scotia government reviewing Sydney commuter rail study
Nova Scotia's deputy minister of public works says government officials are reviewing a report on commuter rail in Cape Breton to determine what track to take. Paul LaFleche told members of the legislature's public accounts committee on Wednesday that a draft version of the study was delivered to the province earlier this week. "It's a significant study," LaFleche told MLAs, stressing that the focus is commuter rail in the Sydney area. "From Sydney to maybe Glace Bay or maybe as far as the airport or [Cape Breton University]," he said. "And it's every day commuter rush hour rail." LaFleche said Sydney has "significant parameters, which are different than one would find in other areas of the province, which are conducive to maybe success and they're putting forward their case." He did not elaborate on what those factors are. Possible funding sources Staff with Link Nova Scotia, the recently-created provincewide entity that oversees all things transit related, will evaluate the study and report back with their thoughts, LaFleche told reporters following the meeting. The deputy minister said commuter rail in Canada is usually funded in a partnership that includes all three levels of government. He said that's most likely what would happen if the project were to go ahead.
