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Makoszowy Coal Mine

Silesia

It was built at the beginning of the 20th century in Zabrze using Prussian shafts originally used by Guido Coal Mine and owned by Gwidon Henckel von Donnersmarck. After the third Silesian Uprising, the League of Nations awarded the mine to Poland, thus cutting off the German "Delbrück" plant from the deposits. In 1958, a massive fire broke out in the coal mine. The miners managed to escape the flames, but the breathing apparatuses stopped working after 20 minutes, resulting in 72 deaths and 87 coal miners seriously poisoned. The mine was closed in 2016.

In Arizona, between Nogales and Sasabe migrants can find shelters once they cross into United States. Those places are run by various groups and non profits providing support to migrants in the state. Here is one of those camps these days called "old camp" as it was one of the first ones.

11 November 2024