14 morts par noyade depuis le 1er juin

14 deaths by drowning since June 1

Beaches

Fourteen people have died by drowning, including 11 cases on beaches prohibited for swimming, since June 1, a press release from the Civil Protection services indicated the day before yesterday, adding that the year 2023 saw the death by drowning of 214 people, including 114 deaths on beaches authorized for swimming. “Since June 1, 2024, surveillance agents have carried out 1,302 interventions which made it possible to save 699 people from drowning and provide first aid to 365 others at the surveillance centers, while one death was recorded of 14 people, including 11 on beaches prohibited for swimming,” we read in the press release. “During the year 2023, surveillance agents carried out 74,896 interventions which made it possible to save 48,915 people from drowning, so much so that we deplore 214 deaths, including 114 deaths by drowning on authorized beaches”, recalls- we from the same source. As for swimming in water points and ponds, the Civil Protection services estimate that this phenomenon “still causes so many human losses at the national level”, noting the recording of “75 cases of death in 2023, children for the majority, despite awareness campaigns organized before and during each summer period, while this year recorded 9 deaths, including 5 in water basins. According to the Civil Protection services, “the analysis of statistics over the last 5 years has demonstrated that the main causes of drowning still remain swimming on prohibited beaches, or outside surveillance hours on the beaches. guarded beaches, or in the absence of surveillance agents, as well as non-compliance with recommendations and preventive guidelines. It was also recalled in the press release that the General Directorate of Civil Protection (DGPC) has set up an operational beach surveillance system at beaches authorized for swimming, with a view to ensuring the safety of summer visitors. , from June 1 to September 30, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. According to the same source, for the year 2024, “out of a total of 613 beaches, along the national coast, 455 beaches authorized for swimming have been identified and are monitored, while 175 beaches are prohibited for swimming for several reasons , including pollution, in addition to other dangers which threaten the integrity of summer visitors.