Red flag alert on Georgian beaches due to dangerous weather and swimming conditions
A 3-4 magnitude storm has hit the coastal regions of Georgia. Photo: Emergency Management Service.
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Red flags have been put out on the Black Sea coast in Georgia as a magnitude 3 - 4 storm has hit the coastal regions.
The Emergency Management Service of the Georgian Interior Ministry put up the red flags to warn swimmers that conditions are dangerous.
The Emergency Management Service calls on holiday-makers to follow safety rules.
Swimmers will be allowed back into the water when white flags are put up.
Earlier in August, a 3 – 4 magnitude storm hit the coastal regions and roads were flooded in Batumi, Adjara.
Lifeguards saved a 29-year-old local man from drowning in Makhinjauri, near Batumi during the storm.
Lifeguards have saved a 29-year-old local man from drowning in Makhinjauri, in the Georgian region of Adjara today. The Emergency Management Service reports the man was swimming in the sea during a magnitude 3 storm when a passer-by saw him and called for lifeguards.
A 3-4 magnitude storm has hit the coastal regions of Georgia, and red flags have been put out on the beach to warn swimmers that conditions are dangerous. Rescuers worked all night long as heavy rain flooded the first floor of residential buildings along the Black Sea coastal regions in Georgia.
Georgian lifeguards have rescued 17 people on the Black Sea coast today – amongst whom were 12 foreign nationals and five minors. A 2-3 magnitude storm was recorded on Ureki beach today. Red flags were put out to inform the people that swimming conditions were dangerous.
For the first time female lifeguards will patrol Georgian coasts this summer to prevent incidents and help those in danger.
Lifeguards of the Emergency Management Service of Georgia’s Interior Ministry have saved six people with the help of a drone on the Black Sea coast today. A 3 - 4 magnitude storm has hit the coastal regions of Georgia; red flags have been put out on beaches to warn the public against swimming in the dangerous conditions.
Red flags have been put out at the coastal regions of Georgia to note holiday-makers that swimming conditions are dangerous. The Emergency Management Service reports that a 3 - 4 magnitude storm is observed along the Black Sea coast in Georgia.
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