The Mountain
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| Leader | Maximilien Robespierre |
|---|---|
| Louis Antoine de Saint-Just | |
| Georges Danton | |
| Paul Barras | |
| Bertrand Barere | |
| Founded | 1793 |
| Color | Red |
| Polit club | Jacobin Club; Cordeliers Club |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 3273566 |
About The Mountain
The Mountain was a political group during the French Revolution. Its members, called the Montagnards, sat on the highest benches in the National Convention. The term, first used during a session of the Legislative Assembly, came into general use in 1793.
Mount Marapi: Eleven hikers killed as volcano erupts in Indonesia
... Rescue workers took turns carrying the dead and the injured down The Mountain s arduous terrain and onto waiting ambulances with blaring sirens...
Climate crisis: Three women helping wildlife survive
... Here are three women who dedicate their lives to saving one of those species - The Mountain gorilla, the Chinese pangolin and the leatherback turtle...
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Rescuers free 41 trapped workers
... Rescuers had also begun drilling vertically from the top of The Mountain under which the men were trapped to bore an alternate rescue passage...
Pakistan's Kalash people are afraid for their future after Taliban attack
... " It was 04:00 in the morning when we saw men coming down The Mountain with turbans on their head, backpacks, weapons and belts of bullets around their bodies, " says a Kalashi shepherd, Michael (not his real name)...
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Drilling resumes to save trapped Indian workers
... Officials say other plans to rescue the men, including drilling down from The Mountain top, are also on track...
North Wales Police: Four missing teens last seen on Sunday
... " Our first job was to look for any indication they were on The Mountain...
Darkley: A singing congregation silenced by gunfire
... The Mountain Lodge Pentecostal church was a relatively small congregation of fewer than 100 people, a Protestant community in a mainly Catholic area, not far from the Irish border...
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Rescuers to drill from top
...By Andrew ClaranceBBC News, UttarkashiEfforts to rescue 40 workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in northern India have been expanded to include drilling down from The Mountain top...
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Rescuers to drill from top
By Andrew ClaranceBBC News, Uttarkashi
Efforts to rescue 40 workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in northern India have been expanded to include drilling down from The Mountain top.
A platform is being prepared to place the drilling machine at The Site in The Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.
Another bid to reach the workers will also be made from The Mouth of The Tunnel . Three attempts to drill through the debris there have failed So Far .
Part of The Tunnel Under Construction Caved In after a landslide last Sunday.
Contact with The Men has been established and they are being provided oxygen and food.
Explaining the latest rescue attempt on Saturday, Uttarkashi's District Forest Officer DP Baluni said: " A spot right above The Tunnel has been identified and marked. A hole will be drilled from there. "
A digger has been brought to build a flat surface for the drilling machinery.
The Commander leading federal rescue teams, Maj Naman Narula, said he hoped to have The Platform built by Sunday. The depth of The Hole is expected to be between 300 and 350 feet (90-105m), he added.
Officials say that if Everything Goes to plan, The Rescue could another take four or Five Days .
Also on Saturday. there was an angry confrontation between rescue officials and colleagues and friends of the trapped workers.
Tensions ran high as officials were challenged about the lack of progress. One Man cried out: " It's been Seven Days and My Brother is trapped in there. "
Rescuers responded by saying they were spending Sleepless Nights to reach the workers. One official said The Boys in The Tunnel were like his own children: " I go To My bunk at night and cry as well. I can't cry in front of you otherwise you will lose hope. "
The Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi district is part of the federal government's ambitious highway project to improve links with famous pilgrimage spots in Uttarakhand.
The mountainous state, where several Himalayan peaks and glaciers are located, is home to some of the holiest sites for Hindus.
A nearby landslide caused heavy debris to fall on The Tunnel , leading to The Collapse of a section about 200m from The Entrance .
A water pipeline Set Up for construction work is now being used to supply oxygen, food and water to those still inside.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com