The Russian Emergencies Ministry reported on Sunday that 49 individuals, including seven children, drowned across Russia on Saturday, at a time when temperatures increased in large parts of the country.
The ministry revealed via the Telegram application that: “65 incidents were registered in bodies of water in the country over the last 24 hours, causing 49 deaths”.
The Russian news agency reported that this number represents approximately ten additional cases compared to the people who died by drowning on the same day last year.
Over the past week, Russians have encountered some of the hottest temperatures in more than a century, with Moscow breaking a record set in 1917 and cities in the world’s largest country experiencing temperatures well above 35 degrees Celsius.
The Russian Hydrometeorological Service stated on its website on Friday that an exceptional rise in temperatures is expected this weekend in Russia’s southern regions, with temperatures reaching over 40 degrees in some places.
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