Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki met with mine rescuers participating in the operation in Turkey and rescue workers from Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa in Zabrze on Thursday; the conversation is about the development of mountain rescue and the participation of rescuers in foreign operations, the Prime Minister’s Chancellery announced.
Meeting of the Prime Minister with mine rescuers
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki meets in Zabrze the mine rescuers who participated in the operation in Turkey and the Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa rescuers who participated in the rescue operation in KWK Pniówek and Zofiówka
– announced the Prime Minister’s Chancellery on Twitter.
The topics of the meeting were – as communicated – issues related to the conduct of the rescue operation in Turkey, the development of mine rescue and the participation of mine rescuers in foreign operations.
Earthquake in Turkey
On the night of February 5–6, southeastern Turkey and northern Syria were hit by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake; followed by dozens of weaker earthquakes. According to estimates, the disaster affected about 13.5 million people and an area larger than the territory of the Czech Republic.
Not only mine rescuers from those regions, but also experts from Poland took part in the rescue operation. At the beginning of July, 18 mine rescuers from Polska Grupa Górnicza (PGG) and Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa (JSW) received a Gold, Silver and Bronze Cross of Merit in Katowice. President Andrzej Duda honored them for their contributions to mine rescue and selfless aid to the victims of the February earthquake in Turkey.
Mine rescuers are first class specialists whose skills are not only used in mines. They joined in action after the Katowice International Fair hall catastrophe in January 2006, they also helped in covid hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Source: wPolityce
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