A campaign to collect money to buy a military drone for Ukraine has reached its target over the weekend. Poles have collected over 22.8 million zloty to buy a Bayraktar drone for the Ukrainian army.

Over 200 thousand chipped in to an on-line collection held on a popular crowd-funding site, topping the required sum of 22.5 million PLN days before the final date. On Sunday, interest in the fundraiser crashed the site. The Polish campaign to „Buy Ukraine a Bayraktar” was inspired by a similar fund-raising effort done in Lithuania.

Source – Polskie Radio

Poland is struggling to control a toxic and invasive plant which was introduced to the country in the 1960s. Sosnowski’s hogweed is one of the most toxic plants in Poland, and its contact with it is especially dangerous on hot days. Its juice and essential oils contain toxic substances which, under the influence of UVA and UVB rays, bind to the skin, causing second and third degree burns, but additionally they can cause irritation of the upper respiratory tract, nausea, vomiting, headaches and conjunctivitis.

The plant was introduced from the Soviet Union as a silage plant, to be used as animal fodder. The Pomerania, the plant is most prevalent in the vicinities of Pruszcz Gdański, Żukowo, Starogard Gdański and Gdynia.

Source – Polskie Radio, Radio Gdańsk

A stone-age megalith has been uncovered in Poland after archaeologists excavated a hilly site near Silesia, southern Poland. The finds at Bukowa Góra are dated between 11 thousand BC to some 5-8th century AD.

So far it is not clear how old are the megalithic structures, built from enormous dolomite rocks and boulders, nor what was their purpose. At the same site, archaeologists have discovered flint items from the end of the palaeolithic period and a crematory burial from early medieval times. The sight is significant at at least a European level and are unique in central Europe.

Source – Polskie Radio

A water supply failure has occurred in Łąkowa Street near Gdańsk’s city centre over the weekend. Cellars of the buildings in the street have been flooded.

On site, the employees of Gdańsk’s water company have shut down the damaged section of the main line. Overnight, water supply network was re-routed to make water available to local residents after the shut down.

Source – Radio Gdańsk

Weather

Today there will be a lovely sunny day in a moderate breeze and temperatures of 27 degrees centigrade (81 degrees Fahrenheit) during the day and 17 degrees overnight. Tomorrow will be a drizzly day in a moderate breeze and temperatures of 23 degrees during the day and 12 degrees overnight.

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