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Queen Mary re-emerges after holiday with Frederik and children and addresses tragic news

Queen Mary re-emerges after holiday with Frederik and children and addresses tragic news

Queen Mary resumed her royal duties on Wednesday following a private holiday with King Frederik and their four children over the Easter break. The Danish royal, 52, looked elegant in an all-navy ensemble and a matching fedora-style hat, as she marked the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Home Guard in Churchillparken, Copenhagen. But tragedy struck the night before the public celebration, following the death of a female soldier on night duty in the park. According to Danish newspaper, Billed Bladet, the Home Guard soldier died from a cardiac arrest. As Queen Mary took to the podium to address military personnel, she paid tribute to the servicewoman, saying: “For 75 years, the Home Guard has created security and safety for the Danes. It is a day we want to celebrate, but before I go any further, I would also like to express my deepest sympathies to those bereaved by last night’s tragic death.” © GettyA minute’s silence was also held to honour the female soldier Her Majesty then toured the nearby Freedom Museum after presenting …

‘It makes me so sad’: church reemerges from reservoir as Spain faces droughts | Climate crisis

‘It makes me so sad’: church reemerges from reservoir as Spain faces droughts | Climate crisis

Magdalena Coromina tapped the hard ground with her walking stick and looked up at a church that was meant to be underwater. Six decades ago, when engineers had built the reservoir in which she stood, they had flooded the town of Sant Romà de Sau and drowned its buildings. The rains that slaked the region’s thirst had kept the ruins covered. But that world no longer exists. Struck by a drought that has dried the reservoir to 1% of its capacity, the remains of the village have come back into view. Crumbling stone structures now sit on cracked soil among ashen plants. The church, whose spire used to poke above the surface during dry spells, today stands high above the waterline. “It makes me so sad,” said Coromina, an 85-year-old from the nearby city of Ripoll who came to see the ruins on an unusually warm February afternoon. She remembered rain and snow during winters when she was a girl. “Now? Nothing.” The dried up reservoir of Sant Romà de Sau, Spain. Photograph: Ajit Niranjan/The …

church reemerges from reservoir as Spain faces droughts

church reemerges from reservoir as Spain faces droughts

The church of Sant Romà de Sau, the village that was flooded to build a dam in the 1950s.Photograph: Ajit Niranjan/The Guardian” fifu-data-src=”https://i1.wp.com/www.skepticsociety.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/d5227b608754e5d837bc4a0c2c897039.jpeg?ssl=1″ data-src=”https://i1.wp.com/www.skepticsociety.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/d5227b608754e5d837bc4a0c2c897039.jpeg?ssl=1″/> The church of Sant Romà de Sau, the village that was flooded to build a dam in the 1950s.Photograph: Ajit Niranjan/The Guardian Magdalena Coromina tapped the hard ground with her walking stick and looked up at a church that was meant to be underwater. Six decades ago, when engineers had built the reservoir in which she stood, they had flooded the town of Sant Romà de Sau and drowned its buildings. The rains that slaked the region’s thirst had kept the ruins covered. But that world no longer exists. Struck by a drought that has dried the reservoir to 1% of its capacity, the remains of the village have come back into view. Crumbling stone structures now sit on cracked soil among ashen plants. The church, whose spire used to poke above the surface during dry spells, today stands high above the waterline. “It makes me so sad,” said Coromina, an …