

Stephens Day celebrations 16 years ago.Īccording to the Hungarian news outlet Origo, a violent storm hit Budapest during the fireworks display over the Danube River on Aug. The National Meteorological Service released a statement on Monday, calling the firings of Horvath and Radics “unacceptable” and “groundless”. “Hearing this was painful, but since there is nothing I can do about it, I have accepted it.” “I have been working in meteorological measurement and observation for 22 years, always to the best of my ability,” he said. Hungarian Minister of Innovation and Technology Laszlo Palkovics announced that National Meteorological Service head Kornelia Radics, and Gyula Horvath had been fired. In an interview with Hungarian news outlet Telex, Horvath stated that he was not part of the decision-making related to the St. Suspicions regarding the basis of the officials’ firing have circulated. The head of Hungary’s National Meteorological Service Kornelia Radics, and her deputy Gyula Horvath were later fired. However, the storms that were forecast for the original event date did not materialize. Out of safety concerns, this forecast led to the fireworks show being rescheduled for Saturday, Aug. Leading up to the holiday, Hungary’s National Meteorological Service called for 75-80 percent chance of rain during the fireworks display’s start time of 9 p.m. The show usually draws more than a million spectators. 20 to celebrate the birth and history of Christianity in Hungary. Stephen’s Day, a holiday annually hosted in the Hungarian capital of Budapest on Aug. The event was a fireworks show in honor of St. On Monday, two top Hungarian officials were fired after a weather forecast for an important event in the country turned out to be inaccurate. While water recedes, Texans begin to recover after historic rainfall New York experiencing 'abnormally dry' conditions Dinosaur tracks uncovered in Texas amid drought
