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New Wirek Coal Mine

Silesia

It operated between the years 1954–1995 in Kochłowice in Ruda Śląska. There were frequent rock bursts and methane releases there, e.g. in 1995, five miners died due to a rock burst. In the Polish People's Republic, more than 40 blocks of flats, a kindergarten, a casualty department, and six two-family houses were built for the mine's employees.

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.

5 December 2024