2023-07-15 20:12:22
A major fire on a farm in the center of Ulrichsberg (Rohrbach district) not only demanded the local fire brigades – a total of 13 – on Saturday evening. As the operations management announced, two fire brigades from Germany and one fire brigade from the Czech Republic were also involved in the extinguishing work. A total of 250 firefighters fought the flames. The main aim was to prevent it from spreading to neighboring buildings.
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July 15, 2023
2023-07-15 20:46:39
This morningAilén Lascano Micaz from Vieden completed the Frozen Mile on Lake Morenito in Bariloche. On this occasion, she met the challenge of swimming more than 1.5 kilometers in water with a temperature of less than 5 °C in 29 minutes without a neoprene suit.
The icy water swimmer started the test at 10 in the morning following entering the side through a dock located in a house of Barilochenses, that authorized the passage of Lascano Micaz to complete the challenge.
After entering the water, Lascano Micaz paddled towards La Angostura enduring the low temperatures of the waters crystal clear lake in the middle of winter.
The challenge of the Frozen Mile is supervised by the International Ice Swimming Association (IISA)consists of swimming a distance of 1,609.34 meters in waters with temperatures below 5°C and without any type of thermal protection.
“I am very happy to have been able to do the challenge in the province where I was born. The idea is to repeat it for other national and international swimmers who have to complete the challenge on this continent.”, Ailén told a local media, following getting out of the water.
Abroad She was the first from Río Negro to complete it in 2020, an event that happened in Germany, Europe, and from there she decided to repeat the feat in the other continents to be crowned in the test of “The Seven Miles”. He has already added Africa to his list of winners, so only Asia, North America, Antarctica and Oceania are missing»
Ailén Lascano Micaz and his challenges in Open Water
The 32-year-old swimmer from Vieda, began her journey in open water when she crossed the Negro River for the first time at just eight years old and from there he decided to face important challenges around the world.
in 2021 She also made history by becoming the first woman to swim more than 100 kilometers in the province without a suit down the Río Negro uniting Guardia Miter with Viedma. That same year he turned with the first test of the Open Water Triple Crown of the World Open Water Swimming Association following overcoming the challenge “20 Bridges of the Island of Manhattan” in the United States.
With the crossing to the English Channelfor which he used 13 hours and 10 minutes, added the second coronation in search of the aforementioned triple crown. It only remains to face the Santa Catalina channel, located in California, United States to obtain the international award. Objective that he will try to achieve next September.
Another of his objectives to continue making history is to get the record for swimming at greatest australity in the Frozen Mile of Antarctica.
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Swimming Safety: The Importance of Lifeguards and Supervised Areas | Latest News
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2023-07-15 20:20:07
The 20-year-old and his friends were swimming in the North Sea, in Ostend, around 7:30 p.m. A moment of relaxation that was broken by the sirens of ambulances and police. Something had just gone wrong for the 20-year-old swimmer. “Some friends tried to save him themselves. They also suffered minor injuries. “, says the spokesperson for the federal police at Latest news.
It was ultimately divers who had to extract the young man from the water. First aid was given to him on the spot before he was transferred to hospital in an “alarming” state. “The victim is in mortal danger,” said the spokesperson.
What happened in the water? For now, the circumstances remain unclear. One thing is certain, no lifeguard was present at the time of the events. “Our station was already closed,” says Levy Meyer, chief lifeguard. “The place had been dangerous all day,” he adds. It must be said that the Coast was on yellow alert in the wind. “The current was important. And this often causes trouble for swimmers in this area. The latter was therefore a red zone all day. Swimmers were not allowed. »
The mayor, Bart Tommelein, reminds us that we must always remain vigilant and swim only in supervised areas.
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Latest Report on Malaria Trends in Mayotte: Rising Imported Cases and Precautions to Take
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2023-07-15 16:00:02
Public Health France has released a new report on the evolution of malaria in Mayotte. Since the beginning of the 2010s, there are no longer any indigenous cases on the island, but those imported are increasing in number.
Thanks to the reorganization of services in the early 2000s, the number of locally acquired cases fell from 294 to just 1 in 2015. This is the reason why since 2014, Mayotte has officially entered the malaria elimination phase. , according to the World Health Organization. This means that there are hardly any infected people left directly on the territory. And yet, from 2016, we observe an increase in indigenous cases. Since this period, they have nevertheless fallen sharply, and in 2020 no locally acquired cases were recorded.
However, those coming from outside are more and more numerous. From January 2021 to July 2023, 72 cases of imported malaria were declared in Mayotte, according to Public Health France. They come from Comoros and East African countries.
The precautions to take
How to recognize a case of malaria? The first symptom is often a high fever. It can evolve by cycle 2 or 3 days. To be sure, it is best to do a quick test or blood test.
To date, there is no vaccine once morest malaria, so it is important to take the necessary precautions before traveling to a country at risk. Before departure, the health authorities recommend putting mosquito repellents in your suitcase and taking preventive medication.
On returning from an endemic area, if fever is observed within 3 months, the patient should consult their doctor and carry out the necessary tests.
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