|
Post by captain swoop on May 27, 2010 15:37:49 GMT -4
Malta had lots of underground passages and chambers dug in the War. They were used by British Forces and civilians on the island as shelters from Italian and German air raids. Some were used as ammo and stores dumps. Some were underground workshops for aircraft and vehicles. I would think a lot of them are in an unsafe condition by now.
|
|
|
Post by gillianren on May 27, 2010 16:53:01 GMT -4
Especially any which still have ammo in them.
|
|
Ian Pearse
Mars
Apollo (and space) enthusiast
Posts: 308
|
Post by Ian Pearse on Jun 6, 2010 11:15:04 GMT -4
the mytery is that they couldn't be retrieved.. did you read anything about retrieving them? No really mysterious. If the entrance by which the missing persons has collapsed, and the tunnel is in a bad state, then it may not be possible to find another way in, particularly one safe enough to be used by rescuers.
|
|
Ian Pearse
Mars
Apollo (and space) enthusiast
Posts: 308
|
Post by Ian Pearse on Jun 6, 2010 11:16:22 GMT -4
but then reopening them is as equally dangerous No, you just limit the access to the areas known to be the least risky. It sounds like a fascinating place, whatever the stories. Worth a visit if I ever get to go to Malta.
|
|
|
Post by Jason Thompson on Jun 6, 2010 13:47:51 GMT -4
the mytery is that they couldn't be retrieved.. did you read anything about retrieving them? Why is it a mystery? Cave-ins that lead to bodies being irretrievable are not mysterious. There's no point in a rescue party taking too much risk, or you just end up with an ever-increasing pile of bodies down there. The due processes were followed, and the result was, unfortunately, that the people caught in the cave-in could not be retrieved. Why do you find that mysterious?
|
|
|
Post by Jason Thompson on Jun 6, 2010 13:53:06 GMT -4
but then reopening them is as equally dangerous I can find little to indicate that any RE-opening took place. The cave-in that resulted in the loss of the school party occurred at the lowest level in one chamber. As far as I can ascertain no other part of the system was ever closed off, and the caved-in section was never cleared. The only closing-off likely would be during the short period while rescue attempts were underway, and if the rest of the cave system apart from the small part that caved in was no showing any danger signs there was no reason not to re-open them. The bottom line here has to be this: Going into an underground excavation is inherently dangerous. If you closed off every cave system because it might collapse then there'd be none accessible ever. The event was a tragic accident, but I can see nothing mysterious in it at all.
|
|
|
Post by Jason Thompson on Jun 6, 2010 13:53:43 GMT -4
Oh, and incidentally, Malta is a beautiful place and well worth a visit. I went there for my honeymoon and loved it so much we went back the following summer to see more of it.
|
|
|
Post by lionking on Jun 9, 2010 16:36:24 GMT -4
thnx jason. so the children were found unlike what is reported on the internet. can you please give me a link about that?
|
|
|
Post by Jason Thompson on Jun 9, 2010 17:48:33 GMT -4
Where did I say the bodies were found? I said that they could not be retrieved. It doesn't take a genius to figure out where they must be if a cave-in happens and they are unaccounted for. The sound of the cave-in would have carried throughout the cave system and would have been heard by anyone else down there, and would likely have been a traumatic experience since there were probably a few screams from those caught inside.
The only 'mysterious' part of the whole story is that parents claimed they could hear their children's voices for weeks afterwards. I am disinclined to accept such a stament from grief-stricken relatives, unless other unrelated individuals independently reported similarly hearing voices.
|
|
|
Post by lionking on Jun 10, 2010 16:10:59 GMT -4
ok sorry I misunderstood. so the kids bodies are still there but for fear of cave destruction the government didn't get their bodies?
|
|
|
Post by LunarOrbit on Jun 10, 2010 16:39:14 GMT -4
ok sorry I misunderstood. so the kids bodies are still there but for fear of cave destruction the government didn't get their bodies? They didn't retrieve the bodies because attempting to do so would have risked the lives of more people.
|
|