Budapest Tuzijáték / Budapest fireworks: 2006

    1. Budapest Tuzijáték / Budapest fireworks: 2006   Time 2008-05-29 18:42
  • http://www.szaszvarhaz.hu/ http://www.hongarijeverhuur.be/http://budapestfireworks.blogspot.com/ http://www.tv2video.hu/popup/index.ph... http://tv2.hu/index.html http://www.budapesthotels.com/news/Bu... Budapest Tűzijáték: 2006.08.20/ Budapest fireworks: 2006.20.08Budapest fireworks 2006 storm: 5 dead, 500 injuredAs many as five people died so far and more than 500 were injured when a storm hit Budapest during a fireworks show last night to mark a national holiday. Two were killed by a falling tree, said Pál Győrfi, a spokesman for the ambulance service. Fifteen people were in a serious condition and four had life-threatening injuries, Health Minister Lajos Molnár said at a press conference in Budapest yesterday. The storm, with winds of 120 kilometers an hour (75 miles), touched down minutes after as many as 1.5 million people gathered along the Danube River to watch the 9 p.m. firework display for the St. Stephen`s Day holiday. Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány and Budapest Mayor Gábor Demszky called for an inquiry into whether organizers should have canceled the event earlier in the day. „I don`t really remember what happened," said László Somlói, 41, in his bed at Sándor Péterffy Hospital in Budapest after a tree landed on him. „If I had known what kind of weather was on the way, I would never have gone out." An elderly woman died in unknown circumstances, while a fourth person was found after being falling into the Danube. One more person is still missing after boats on the Danube collided during the storm and five people fell into the water, said Tibor Dobson, a spokesman for the disaster authority. St. Stephen's Day celebrated with fireworks: On this day we celebrate the nameday of our first king, St. Stephen. Commemorating this date a pre- and a postcelebration day is usually added. Like other state holidays, on this day the program starts with some traditional concerts, children and family programmes, craftstalls, streetparade, fair and food welcome the visitors. The first day night includes a Jazz festival, and the 20th night's main point is the firework over the Danube, which lasts for 25 minutes fired from 4 different places.
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