Slovak mountain rescue service safeguards tourism and people's lives

STORY: Slovak mountain rescue service safeguards tourism and people's lives SHOOTING TIME: March 21, 2024 DATELINE: March 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:26 LOCATION: Bratislava CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): IGNOR ZIAK, Deputy Director of the Mountain Rescue Service of Slovakia 2. various of the Mountain Rescue Service building STORYLINE: Slovak Mountain Rescue Service, which celebrated its 20th anniversary last year, is under the Slovak Ministry of Interior Affairs. The Tatras Mountains in northern Slovakia is popular among sports lovers in Central Europe for skiing and hiking, particularly its Jasna Ski Resort, the largest of its kind in Central Europe. Ignor Ziak, Deputy Director of the Mountain Rescue Service of Slovakia, told Xinhua that they have done around 1,200 rescues during the year of 2023, mainly in the winter. They provide rescue service for skiers at the ski resorts as well as climbers in other mountainous areas. They also provide avalanche danger warnings based on scientif

Colombia shares unprecedented images of sunken galleon shipwreck

STORY: Colombia shares unprecedented images of sunken galleon shipwreck DATELINE: June 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:09 LOCATION: Bogota CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the underwater equipment, shipwreck and the treasure 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): IVAN DUQUE, President of Colombia 3. various of the underwater equipment, shipwreck and the treasure STORYLINE: Colombian President Ivan Duque shared on Monday the unseen images of the treasure of the San Jose galleon. Located more than 950 meters deep in the sea, the treasure was found by equipment from the Colombian National Navy. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): IVAN DUQUE, President of Colombia "The equipment allows for the protection of the integrity of the treasure, and permanent and constant monitoring, so everything can be conserved and protected. In this way, the recovery can be realized. It also has the capacity to make the wealth available to the world to be appreciated through museum technologies." The Colombian President considered the discovery as a scientif