Safety on roads in hot weather

20 июня 2021

Traffic police recommend drivers to follow the state of health of themselves and their passengers in hot weather. Even an empty road does not forgive carelessness, at the first symptoms of overheating you should stop and take a break. The traditional requirement to be sober these days becomes even more relevant - the heat only increases the negative effects of the alcohol.

Rescue and fire fighting team strengthened control: the number of duty teams is increased, the territory near water reservoirs is patrolled by drones, emergency service  and police joined to help. The main task is to ensure safe recreation. By the way, more than a dozen people perished in Belarus over the past day. Special attention is paid by specialists to those who bathe on unequipped beaches, abuse alcohol or leave children unattended in the water. There are several cases with a happy ending in the operational summary of MES. Rescue workers rescued a boy born in 2017 from the Burom Lake at the city beach in Gomel, while an unemployed man born in 1993 was rescued from the Iput River, but he had to be hospitalized. Two schoolgirls on the Dnieper River saved a little girl from drowning, and then an emergency worker, who had heard the cries for help, helped them get her out of the water.

Belarus restricted visits to forests

Bans and restrictions on visiting forests have been introduced because of the heat in the country. At the moment, there are 25 areas on the list. They are in Mogilev, Grodno, Gomel and Minsk regions. Brest and Vitebsk regions are still without restrictions.