In the fall of a tree in Ghana killed 20 people, reports BBC News. The incident occurred on Sunday, March 19, in the popular tourist destination Kintampo. Secondary school students came on a tour to admire the waterfall, and decided to swim. The storm began with rain and a large tree had fallen directly into the water where people swam. As a result, 18 students were killed on the spot, another two died in hospital. Are treated, according to various estimates, from 11 to 20 persons, among them one of the school administrators responsible for the trip. To rescue the victims, rescuers had to saw branches with a chainsaw.
Day: March 20, 2017
Putin approved members of the Public chamber of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Putin The President of Russia Vladimir Putin approved members of Public chamber (OP) of the Russian Federation. On Monday, March 20, reported on the Kremlin website. The list includes 40 names, including, in particular: Director of the Scientific center of cardiovascular surgery named after A. N. After Bakulev academician Leo Bokeria, President of the Russian public organization “all-Russian Federation of rhythmic gymnastics” Irina Viner-Usmanova, the mufti of Moscow Albir Krganov, GM Sergey Karjakin, film Director Vladimir Hotinenko. “To offer members of the Public chamber, approved this decree, together with members of the OP of the Russian Federation, delegated by public chambers of subjects of the Russian Federation, to begin the formation of the Public chamber of the Russian Federation”, — stated in the decree of the President. The document comes into force from the date of signing. According to the Constitution of Russia, the Public chamber should control the
Bulk doused with paint before opening a campaign headquarters in Barnaul
Alexei Navalny Before the opening of the electoral headquarters of Alexei Navalny in the city of Barnaul in Altai region unknown threw an opposition politician with balls with green paint. On Monday, March 20, TASS reported. The incident occurred at the entrance to the room, which was arranged anticipating the opening of the headquarters of the press conference. “We have applied for bodily injury, the police arrived, the car number is in the video, the video provided by the police,” — told the Agency the representative of the headquarters. 19 March in Novosibirsk before the meeting against increase of tariffs for housing and communal services one of those present threw in Bulk a few eggs. The offender was arrested by the police. A similar incident occurred on March 4 in Ufa, where the opposition leader also came to the opening of his campaign headquarters. 6 March in Nizhny Novgorod, unknown
In road accident in Irkutsk region killed four people
The accident in the Irkutsk region four persons were lost. On Monday, March 20, reported “Interfax” the press service of the Main Department of the MIA of Russia in the region. In the morning on the highway A-331 “Vilyuy” Bratsk — Ust-Kut has faced Toyota Camry and truck MAZ. Were in the car, the driver and three passengers died on the spot. According to the press service, the cause of the accident could be ice. It is possible that the driver “Toyotas” has not coped with management and moved under the wheel travelling on the opposite lane. The police have begun to clarify the circumstances of the accident. On the website of the Siberian regional center of EMERCOM of Russia reported that in the aftermath of the accident was attended by 18 people and seven vehicles.
Expert: the news that the s-400 in Syria have not noticed the F-35, the Israeli air force, – black PR
Missile system s-400 in Syria © Office of the press service and information Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation/TASS MOSCOW, March 15. /TASS/. Allegedly took place in January 2017 the episode, when Israeli F-35 fighter jets remained unnoticed by the Russian anti-aircraft missile systems (WRU) s-400 “Triumph” during the strike against Syria, widely discussed in the media and blogs. In this case, as the original indicates the edition of the DefenseNews. Leading expert of the Bureau of political and military analysis Alexander Mikhailov called the allegation an injection to discredit Russian arms and explained why it is untrue. TASS could not find the appropriate publication on the website DefenseNews, but the terms “C-400 did not notice the attack the F-35 near Damascus” or “s-400 is useless in front of the F-35” with reference to the publication continues to be replicated in some online media and blogs, and social media
In the Crimea began large-scale exercises airborne troops, HQs and the black sea fleet
© Alexander Ryumin/TASS POLYGON OPUK /Crimea/, March 20. /TASS/. Exercises with the participation of three compounds of the airborne troops of the Russian Federation and the black sea fleet (BSF) and Air and space forces began on Monday in the Crimea on the ground Opuk. This was reported to journalists airborne troops commander Colonel-General Andrey Serdyukov, responsible for General management maneuvers. “The exercise involved soldiers of the Novorossiysk airborne assault division, Kamyshinsky and Ulan-Ude separate air assault brigades. In addition to our troops, in maneuvers will engage part of the forces and means of the black sea fleet and the 4th army air force and air defense of the southern military district”, – he said. “For the first time in the history of the Russian army in the framework of the exercise of the airborne forces from three of our compounds were simultaneously alarmed and partially transferred to the Crimea
The man entered the office of the personal estate of a trump and took a selfie
The man entered the office of the personal estate of a trump and took a selfie MOSCOW, 19 Mar — RIA Novosti. The man got into the office of President of the United States Donald trump at his personal residence Mar-a-Lago, unnoticed, Secret service, and made it the selfie, writes the newspaper the New York Post. “Slipped through the Secret service to make it a selfie. They could tell us that we did not go there”, — the inscription accompanied his photo in social networks Joseph young. His own selfie he made in the background of portrait of a young trump. Young later deleted this post, but it had widely to “go away” on the network, causing different reactions of the users about the quality of the work of the U.S. Secret service: some have attacked the agents with criticism, while others have decided that you have a “heavy week”.
In Taganrog police are looking for a man walking a bear in the yard
In Taganrog police are looking for a man walking a bear in the yard ROSTOV-ON-DON, 19 Mar — RIA Novosti, Ivan Kapustin. Police are checking after it appeared on the Internet information that the inhabitant of Taganrog, Rostov region was walking bear on a leash, told RIA Novosti in GU MVD in the region. “The Internet has appeared a video in which a young man in Taganrog walking a bear on a leash. Is checked,” — said in Moi. The spokesman added that the police have to find the owner of a bear to figure out where he got the animal and determine if it can cause harm to others and in what conditions contained a bear.
The head of Rospotrebnadzor warned of the dangerous flu virus In
The head of Rospotrebnadzor warned of the dangerous flu virus In Anna Popova said that the virus causes a very severe complications. Despite the fact that epidemiological the season ends, and that incidence of SARS reduced the seasonal H3N2 virus is the flu virus B is more dangerous complications. About this on air of NTV has told the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova. According to her, the virus affects fewer people, but causes a large number of dangerous complications. “It’s much less contagious, it affects fewer people, but the clinic he usually is more difficult,” she said. Influenza B can cause severe disease of the lower respiratory tract, including bronchitis and pneumonia, warned Popov.
Moldovan President invited Putin to discuss the “unfortunate case of diplomatic demarche”
Photo: RIA Novosti The President of Moldova Igor Dodon invited Russian leader Vladimir Putin during the talks to discuss the recent “unfortunate incident diplomatic demarche”. “(I propose to discuss. — RT) Unfortunate case of the diplomatic demarche of the government and Parliament last week. We are against such steps”, — quotes TASS of Dodona. March 17, the heads of Russia and Moldova conduct negotiations in Moscow. Dodon is located in Moscow at the invitation of the Russian public organization “Business Russia” for participation in the business forum “Russia-Moldova: a new growth point.