Emergency Number Outages Affect Polish Regions

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1. region  (m.)
   obszar administracyjny lub geograficzny stanowiący część większej całości ↩︎
2. trwać
   być w stanie ciągłości, nie kończyć się ↩︎
3. alternatywny
   stanowiący inną, możliwą opcję lub wybór ↩︎
4. ministerstwo  (n.)
   organizacja rządowa kierowana przez ministra, odpowiedzialna za określony zakres działalności państwa ↩︎
5. przyczyna  (f.)
   powód lub okoliczność, która powoduje wystąpienie jakiegoś zdarzenia lub stanu ↩︎
6. awaria  (f.)
   nieoczekiwane uszkodzenie lub zakłócenie funkcji jakiegoś systemu lub urządzenia ↩︎

Translation

Text comprehension

Question 1: What time did the emergency number 112 stop working in the Polish regions?

Question 2: What alternative number was available in some networks during the outage?

Vocabulary

Polish	English
region  (m.)	region
trwać	last
alternatywny	alternative
ministerstwo  (n.)	ministry
przyczyna  (f.)	cause
awaria  (f.)	failure

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Earlier today, residents in four Polish regions—Małopolskie, Opolskie, Świętokrzyskie, and Dolnośląskie—experienced difficulties connecting to emergency number 112. According to officials, the issues emerged around 8 AM and affected emergency communications for over an hour until the problem was resolved by 9:30 AM. During the outage, individuals in need were redirected to alternative emergency lines, where possible.

The Ministry of Interior and Administration is currently investigating the cause of the malfunction, which seemed to primarily affect most mobile network operators. However, access to emergency services through number 999 was reportedly still accessible via certain networks as confirmed by the Ministry’s spokesperson.

Conflicting reports arose indicating that issues might have also extended to this alternative number. Karol Rymszewicz from the Emergency Numbers Operators Union suggested complications were present with number 999 as well, emphasizing the importance of establishing a more robust emergency communication system to prevent future incidents.

This technical glitch prompted urgency from officials to reassess the reliability of the emergency infrastructure. Efforts are underway to diagnose the root cause of these disruptions to ensure comprehensive and reliable access to emergency services, crucial for safeguarding public safety in such events.

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