Roof Collapses in Poland
Imagine this, you’re in an exhibition hall in Poland and there is snow on the roof. Suddenly, because of the weight of 1 foot of snow, the roof collapses and you’re buried under metal and snow. Well, that is exactly what happened to about 500 people on Saturday in Katowice, Poland. Somewhere around 160 people are injured and 62 are confirmed dead. Of the 59 corpses that have been identified, 7 were foreigners. A search for bodies using dogs trained to find corpses failed and officials have basically given up hope for finding more survivors. A new law is being discussed that will compel large building owners to remove ice and snow from their roofs. Prime Minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewica states that “The changes in the law will be based on raising penalties, including the closure of buildings whose roofs are not cleared of ice or snow.” I think that the new law should go thorough in order to keep people safe. Don’t you?
For more information, go to http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5581549,00.html
January 31st, 2006 at 2:41 pm
Omyia,
Great job on your story! You really getting into the story with your detail.
This is quite interesting for me because I am polish. Great job writing and
keep up the good work!
January 31st, 2006 at 2:58 pm
Omyia,
I liked the way you started you paragraph.
You did a great job on your details!
You made this topic sound very interesting!
Great job!
January 31st, 2006 at 4:46 pm
I personally think that it’s great that a brand new student to our school is already geting into the big stuff. Keep it up Omayia!
January 31st, 2006 at 5:25 pm
Nice picture.
January 31st, 2006 at 8:44 pm
I love how you explained the story. It had great detail although it’s sad that many people
died in the accident.The thing I loved most about your article was that you had us
imagine what happened instead of just telling us first. It made me feel like I was in the
situation too!Keep writing as well as you did and good job! :o)
February 1st, 2006 at 6:27 pm
Omayia,I really liked the way you discribed this story with such vivid
details! My favorite thing about your story is that you made it unique
by adding in the law that you think should be added. Also, the picture
that you put in made the reader think about how much damage a foot
of snow can cause. Great work, I can’t wait until your next post!!