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More than 100 German school children and teachers had to be rescued, most of them airlifted to safety, after getting stuck on an Alpine hiking trail, described online as a “classic after-work tour,” police said Wednesday. Dozens of rescuers using two helicopters had to extract the 99 students aged 12 to 14 and eight teachers Tuesday after the path they were on became increasingly difficult and it started to rain, they said. Two pupils within […]
BAGUIO CITY (Eagle News) — Isinailalim na ng pamunuan ng Mount Pulag sa indefinite suspension ang lahat ng aktibidad sa bundok dahil sa nangyaring forest fire nitong Sabado ng hapon, Enero 20. Batay sa inisyal na imbestigasyon, nag-simula ang sunog sa pagsabog ng butane gas stove ng isang hiker. Dahil dito apektado ng forest fire ang lahat ng campsite at peak. Ang sunog ay tumagal ng halos walong oras bago naapula, pasado alas nuebe na […]
by Laura Mannering Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Wooded hillsides, craggy ridges and wheeling birds of prey are a world away from Hong Kong’s famous skyscrapers but the city’s country parks are a necessary balm for its stressed out residents. With some of the world’s highest property prices, many can only afford tiny apartments, some living in infamous “cage homes” big enough only for a bed. Hong Kong’s fast-paced lifestyle and long […]
MANILA, Philippines –Czech and Filipino organisations opened new tourist trails equipped with international marker systems in Mt.Kanla-on Natural Park, Negros Occidental.Promoting the beauty of less known parts of the Philippines, three color- coded trails using the colors of the Philippine flag were opened from Guintubdan to Buslugan Falls in red, to Oro Falls in yellow and to Salas Park new Pavillion in blue. The system is unified across a number of countries, but is entirely new to the Philippines. The […]
