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The Independent
8 hours ago
- The Independent
Several children injured on school trip after huge branch falls from tree in Polish gorge
Several children have been injured after a large branch broke from a tree and fell on a group of 47 people in Poland. Polish police said emergency services were called to Korzeniowy Gorge at around 10am on Thursday. The group hit by the branch included 43 children aged 11 to 12 and their four caregivers who were on a school trip from the country's capital Warsaw. Local firefighters said 13 people are injured, including three who are seriously hurt. The police force said two children and a group caregiver have been transported to hospital. One child was taken to hospital via helicopter, and the other by ambulance. Some were treated on the scene. Marcin Babula, duty officer for Lublin firefighters, told Polish news agency PAP that those who were seriously injured had likely suffered broken limbs, while ten people had lighter injuries. Policja Puławska said in a statement: 'Today, at about 10:08 a.m. in the Korzeni Gorge on Doły Street in Kazimierz Dolny, a branch which broke off from a tree fell on a group of 47 people from Warsaw (43 children aged 11-12) and their 4 carers. 'Rescue operations are underway at the scene, one child was transported by LPR helicopter to a hospital in Lublin, two by ambulance to a hospital in Puławy, the remaining people, including caregivers, are being helped on the spot.' Korzeniowy Dol Gorge is a 400m long and several metre deep gorge in Kazimierz Dolny, a historic town in eastern Poland. It is described as as a 'fairy-tale' and 'Tolkien' landscape, attracting tourists from all over the country. It takes about 30 minutes to cross the ravine, according to local tourist sites.
LBCI
23-05-2025
- LBCI
VeréBleu Park shut down after school outing ends in abuse scandal
Lebanese authorities sealed off VeréBleu Park on Friday following disturbing allegations of misconduct involving young children during a school trip earlier this week. The Mount Lebanon Prosecutor, Judge Mohamad Farhat, ordered the closure after reports were filed by the Broummana police and the anti-human trafficking and public morals bureau on May 22. The incident occurred on Tuesday, May 20, during a school outing organized by Saints-Coeurs Ain Najm for first-grade students aged 6 to 7. According to the school's statement, the behavior took place in the park's zip line area and was described as 'alarming and indecent.' Reports indicate that the incident involved a 16-year-old boy working at the park, who allegedly engaged in inappropriate behavior with at least 15 children. The school said it took swift legal action upon learning of the case and has since mobilized educational and psychological support for the affected children and their families.
NHK
09-05-2025
- NHK
People in Japan's Noto region welcome first school trip since 2024 earthquake
About 100 students from Tokyo have visited Noto in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture. The prefecture says it marked the first school trip to the region since a devastating earthquake there early last year. At Noto Airport, prefectural employees and other people welcomed the third-grade students from a junior high school in Tokyo's Meguro Ward on Thursday. They held a banner expressing their gratitude for the group's visit. The students later planted rice seedlings in paddies located in an area that provides accommodation facilities. Visitors can experience traditional daily life there. A facility representative said she had been looking forward to the students' arrival and wanted to create nice memories for them. She expressed her hope that the school trip will help draw more people to Noto.
Japan Times
09-05-2025
- Japan Times
Noto region welcomes first school trip since massive quake
Ishikawa Prefecture's Noto region on Thursday welcomed the first students on a school trip since it was hit by a massive earthquake in January 2024. About 100 third-year students from a junior high school in Tokyo's Meguro Ward were the first to visit any of the six municipalities on the Noto Peninsula on a school trip since the disaster, according to the Ishikawa Prefectural Government. The prefectural government and the city of Kanazawa, the prefecture's capital, worked to organize the school trip. While the region's tourism industry, once a mainstay of the local economy, has not fully recovered from the disaster, an Ishikawa prefectural official said, "We hope they will learn by closely observing the progress of the reconstruction." After being greeted by prefectural officials and others at Noto Airport on Thursday, the students visited Shunran no Sato, where many minshuku inns are located. They were briefed on the prefecture's hydrogen energy initiative for local production for local consumption, and tasted a fish cake cooked on a hydrogen grill. The students also interacted with local farmers and experienced rice planting. "It's a new experience because I've never had the opportunity to do rice planting in Tokyo," said student Kansuke Watanabe, 14. During the trip through Saturday, the students will also visit Kanazawa and Kaga. "I hope they will meet various people and cultivate the spirit of standing by disaster victims," said Tomoyuki Nishida, the school's 62-year-old principal. In a bid to host more school trips, the prefectural government plans to improve a program designed to foster learning from the disaster, including by training storytellers.
