Romania | InsideOjodu https://www.insideojodu.com ...conecting the community Tue, 08 Feb 2022 15:25:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.10 http://www.insideojodu.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/favicon.ico Romania | InsideOjodu https://www.insideojodu.com 32 32 US troops arrive in Romania amid Ukraine tensions https://www.insideojodu.com/us-troops-arrive-in-romania-amid-ukraine-tensions/ https://www.insideojodu.com/us-troops-arrive-in-romania-amid-ukraine-tensions/#respond Tue, 08 Feb 2022 15:25:14 +0000 https://www.insideojodu.com/?p=28995 A first batch of US troops — meant to bolster NATO’s eastern flank amid…

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A first batch of US troops — meant to bolster NATO’s eastern flank amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine — have arrived in Romania, the country’s defence minister said on Tuesday.

US President Joe Biden announced last week that he is sending 1,000 soldiers to Romania and 2,000 to Poland, as Russia refuses to pull back troops poised on Ukraine’s borders.

“More than 100 US soldiers, specialists, who are preparing this deployment, have arrived,” Romanian Defence Minister Vasile Dancu told reporters.It won’t take long until the rest of the troops will arrive,” he added.

The Pentagon has said that the Stryker Squadron to be relocated to Romania was coming from Vilseck, Germany

The first batch of US soldiers arrived in Poland over the weekend with the bulk of the contingent to follow.

France’s president Emmanuel Macron has also said he’s ready to send hundreds of troops to Romania under NATO command.

French experts preparing the deployment have already arrived in Romania, France’s Defence Minister Florence Parly said last week in Bucharest.

Romania, a NATO member since 2004, already hosts around 900 US troops, as well as 140 Italian and 250 Polish troops.

 

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Tourist dies, two injured in three falling incidents at Yosemite National Park https://www.insideojodu.com/tourist-dies-two-injured-in-three-falling-incidents-at-yosemite-national-park/ https://www.insideojodu.com/tourist-dies-two-injured-in-three-falling-incidents-at-yosemite-national-park/#respond Sat, 03 Aug 2019 23:31:07 +0000 https://www.insideojodu.com/?p=6385 One person lost his life and two more were wounded in three separate falls…

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One person lost his life and two more were wounded in three separate falls this week at popular waterfalls in Yosemite National Park, prompting park officials to warn tourists against climbing the dangerous features.

Lucian Miu, a 21-year-old Romanian tourist, was climbing on wet rocks below Bridalveil Fall on Wednesday when officials said he bypassed several signs that advised against straying from the designated trail. He reportedly “scrambled up the boulder field” toward the base of the waterfall and slipped off a wet rock, plummeting 20 feet below.

Park officials said in an Instagram post that rescue teams were called in and airlifted the man from the “dangerous terrain” to El Capitan Meadow. He was rushed to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.

A very similar fall happened on Monday when another hiker slipped and fell after ignoring the posted signs.

On Thursday, a third park visitor was wounded after slipping off a boulder at the base of Lower Yosemite Fall. The hiker became trapped underwater between several rocks before eventually breaking free.

Officials said bystanders helped the person out of the water where they were then tended to by rescuers who provided aid before being transported an area hospital.

The falls prompted park officials to issue a warning to daring hikers: “do not perceive popularity as an endorsement for your safety.”

“Over the last few years at Bridalveil Fall alone, there have been 23 documented incidents in which visitors have slipped and injured themselves, 14 of which involved head injuries,” the Instagram post read. “Although others may be engaging in the same activity, do not perceive popularity as an endorsement for your safety. When you go into these areas, you’re not only exposing yourself to serious injury but also your rescuers.”

Officials said the boulders by the falls are extremely smooth, having been polished by the water, and can present a great danger to unsuspecting tourists.

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