📣This message is shared through UNHCR’s WhatsApp communication📣
With the summer heat, many people spend more time swimming or near the water. Please take the necessary precautions to help prevent drowning and keep yourself and your loved ones safe.
- Always supervise children and inexperienced swimmers near water and never leave them unattended, even for a short time
- Avoid swimming in unsafe or unfamiliar areas, such as irrigation ponds, especially where there are strong currents or no lifeguards
- Use appropriate safety equipment and always follow the instructions of lifeguards
- Do not swim alone, especially in open water
- Always follow safety instructions and warning signs
- In an emergency, seek help immediately
For more information and drowning prevention tips, please see the awareness messages shared by the Lebanese Internal Security Forces: