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Showing posts with label Migration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Migration. Show all posts

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Weird news - Hiding inside small spaces in the car

The urge to migrate to a richer place is irresistible. Places that have far better economies such as the United States and Europe see migration of a large number of people from poorer places such as Mexico or Africa, or from places that are seeing turmoil such as Syria. These migrations can cause incredible tension in the places where they are heading towards, and hence this migration is attempted to be controlled through border controls and by funneling people through legal channels. However, people cannot be stopped simply through such measures and there are ongoing efforts by people to enter a country by stealth and then hope that they will not be easily deported and might finally become a citizen. People attempt crossings by boat, inside vehicles, through deserts, even though some of these can be deadly and even result in the death of those doing the migration. Consider the following case where people are attempting to hide inside a vehicle, not in the trunk, but in the dashboard area and other places - wonder how they are even fitting (link to article):
A migrant was found hiding inside the dashboard of a car on the border between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla, trying to enter Europe illegally. The man, in his 20s, was one of four migrants found inside four separate vehicles within several hours on Saturday, said Spain's Civil Guard officers. Three more vehicles were stopped in Beni-Enzar, Morocco, during the weekend, the Daily Mail reported. Another stowaway was found in an engine compartment, a third under a rear seat and a fourth man in a dangerous position in a dumper truck, where they were in danger of being crushed. Two of these men had to be stabilised by doctors after they were found to be suffering from asphyxiation, disorientation and joint pain due to the conditions in which they travelled. A 15-year-old girl was also among those found.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Weird news - Turtles brings an airport to a stop

Airports typically worry about the weather causing problems to their smooth operations, and in fact, high winds, or a blizzard can be a threat to planes. There have been cases where wind drafts have caused planes to suddenly rise or drop hundreds of feet, and when this happens near the runway, it can get very dangerous.
Similarly, birds circling near the airport make the operators nervous, since a bird hit at those speeds can be dangerous, and also impact the engine of the plane. But, when was the last time you heard about an airport runway getting shut because of turtles on the runway ? That's right, those slow moving lovable animals that children also love. Any such movement on the runway can cause danger to a fast moving airplane, and when this movement of turtles is because of the need to lay eggs, you can do nothing but wait (link to article):

About 150 turtles crawled onto the tarmac at New York's John F Kennedy airport today in search of beaches to lay their eggs, delaying dozens of flights, aviation authorities said.
The slow-motion stampede began about 6:45 am, and within three hours there were so many turtles on Runway 4L and nearby taxiways that controllers were forced to move departing flights to another runway.
Workers from the Port Authority and the US Department of Agriculture were scooping up turtles and moving them across the airport, he said. Flight delays averaged about 30 minutes, the FAA said.

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