Bathing season to be opened in Astana today
13:18, 1 June 2014
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Sunny summer days are coming, and bathing season will soon be opened in Astana. The Water rescue service is ready for it - the staff is manned by 95%, vehicles and watercrafts are in order. The bell ringing tells about person drowning in the water. Rescuers are racing to help, and it takes up to 5 minutes, Kazinform has learnt from astana.kz.
Ibragim Kulshimbayev, deputy head of Astana city Department of Emergency Situations: "Due to the start of the bathing season, some measures have been taken; a plan has been developed to provide safety in reservoirs, within the water area of Astana city. Besides, an interdepartmental state commission meeting has been held at the republican level. Issues of citizens' safety were considered there". This issue is truly topical during the bathing season. Fortunately, the number of tragedies lessens year after another. This year 3 cases have been registered, one of them was fatal. That is why people should always follow safety rules in the water.