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British International School Evacuated Again After New Bomb Threat
- 21 Jan 2016 10:40 AM
- current affairs
The school in Budapest's 3rd district, which employs a raft of British staff and educates children of multiple nationalities, received a call on 19 January saying a bomb had been planted inside. BISB told XpatLoop, “At 8.15am this morning we received a phone call informing of a bomb threat. In line with our school policies, we informed the police and immediately evacuated the school to ensure the ...
Zoo Director Shoots Runaway Wolf In Pécs, Hungary
- 2 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pécs Zoo director Miklós Szatyor yesterday shot dead a wolf that escaped from the enclosure on Saturday. The wolf, which had arrived from an Italian zoo on the previous day, jumped over a 2.5-metre high fence at 10 a.m. Saturday as zookeepers were filling a watering hole. Authorities evacuated the surrounding woods as police and hunters began an unsuccessful search for the creature.
Grenade Find Prompts Evacuations In Budapest
- 25 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
About 600 people had to temporarily leave their homes in the Second District yesterday after construction workers found a Soviet shrapnel grenade on Széll Kálmán tér. The square was evacuated and sealed off in a 150-metre radius while the ignition device was examined. The district council directed those who had to evacuate their homes to the Mammut shopping mall and the II. Rákóczi Ferenc high ...
Hungary Donates Water Purifying Equipment To Floodhit Albania
- 19 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will install a piece of water purification equipment in a floodstricken region of Albania, István Mikola, a foreign ministry state secretary, said. The machine will ensure supplying drinking water to 66,000 residents a day.
Flood-Hit NE Hungarian Church To Be Reconstructed
- 27 Aug 2014 4:00 AM
- property
The Calvinist church of Nagygéc, a tiny north-eastern Hungarian village left to its fate after a massive flood in 1970, will be reconstructed. The church will become part of a tourist attraction dedicated to the 1,000-year history of the Hungarian nation in the Carpathian Basin, mayor Zsolt Forján (Fidesz) of nearby Csenger told MTI.
Fire Damages In Billions On Andrássy Avenue Building In Budapest
- 17 Jul 2014 10:35 AM
- property
The two people who were arrested earlier in connection with a disastrous fire that broke out yesterday in one of the apartment buildings of Budapest’s prestigious Andrássy Avenue, were released, the district prosecutor said on Wednesday. The district prosecution found no substantive evidence that would have justified keeping the men in custody.
Hungary Ready For The Winter Floods
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
If needed, the affected organizations are ready to face a winter flood – representatives of the Disaster Management Authority, the Hungarian Defence Forces, the General Directorate of Water Management and the police said.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning At Ice Rink In Hungary
- 2 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
More than 60 people were treated in hospital in Zalaegerszeg, in west Hungary, on Saturday after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning at an ice skating rink. Twenty-nine children and two adults were immediately taken to hospital from the rink and 30 more were treated later in the afternoon, said Ingrid Nothoff.
116-Kg WWII Bomb Found In Budapest
- 22 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The main building of the capital’s St István-St László Hospitals was emptied and patients transferred to other departments on Thursday afternoon after a 116-kg WWII bomb was found near the facility near the city centre, the institute running the hospital complex told MTI. About 1,000 residents were evacuated from 500 homes.
British International School Evacuated Again After New Bomb Threat
- 21 Jan 2016 10:40 AM
- current affairs
The school in Budapest's 3rd district, which employs a raft of British staff and educates children of multiple nationalities, received a call on 19 January saying a bomb had been planted inside. BISB told XpatLoop, “At 8.15am this morning we received a phone call informing of a bomb threat. In line with our school policies, we informed the police and immediately evacuated the school to ensure the ...
Zoo Director Shoots Runaway Wolf In Pécs, Hungary
- 2 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pécs Zoo director Miklós Szatyor yesterday shot dead a wolf that escaped from the enclosure on Saturday. The wolf, which had arrived from an Italian zoo on the previous day, jumped over a 2.5-metre high fence at 10 a.m. Saturday as zookeepers were filling a watering hole. Authorities evacuated the surrounding woods as police and hunters began an unsuccessful search for the creature.
Grenade Find Prompts Evacuations In Budapest
- 25 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
About 600 people had to temporarily leave their homes in the Second District yesterday after construction workers found a Soviet shrapnel grenade on Széll Kálmán tér. The square was evacuated and sealed off in a 150-metre radius while the ignition device was examined. The district council directed those who had to evacuate their homes to the Mammut shopping mall and the II. Rákóczi Ferenc high ...
Hungary Donates Water Purifying Equipment To Floodhit Albania
- 19 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will install a piece of water purification equipment in a floodstricken region of Albania, István Mikola, a foreign ministry state secretary, said. The machine will ensure supplying drinking water to 66,000 residents a day.
Flood-Hit NE Hungarian Church To Be Reconstructed
- 27 Aug 2014 4:00 AM
- property
The Calvinist church of Nagygéc, a tiny north-eastern Hungarian village left to its fate after a massive flood in 1970, will be reconstructed. The church will become part of a tourist attraction dedicated to the 1,000-year history of the Hungarian nation in the Carpathian Basin, mayor Zsolt Forján (Fidesz) of nearby Csenger told MTI.
Fire Damages In Billions On Andrássy Avenue Building In Budapest
- 17 Jul 2014 10:35 AM
- property
The two people who were arrested earlier in connection with a disastrous fire that broke out yesterday in one of the apartment buildings of Budapest’s prestigious Andrássy Avenue, were released, the district prosecutor said on Wednesday. The district prosecution found no substantive evidence that would have justified keeping the men in custody.
Hungary Ready For The Winter Floods
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
If needed, the affected organizations are ready to face a winter flood – representatives of the Disaster Management Authority, the Hungarian Defence Forces, the General Directorate of Water Management and the police said.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning At Ice Rink In Hungary
- 2 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
More than 60 people were treated in hospital in Zalaegerszeg, in west Hungary, on Saturday after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning at an ice skating rink. Twenty-nine children and two adults were immediately taken to hospital from the rink and 30 more were treated later in the afternoon, said Ingrid Nothoff.
116-Kg WWII Bomb Found In Budapest
- 22 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The main building of the capital’s St István-St László Hospitals was emptied and patients transferred to other departments on Thursday afternoon after a 116-kg WWII bomb was found near the facility near the city centre, the institute running the hospital complex told MTI. About 1,000 residents were evacuated from 500 homes.