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BEACH SAFETY

Drownings 'on the rise' with calls for greater safety measures on Lebanon's beaches

Already 22 people have drowned off Lebanon’s coast this year, according to L’Orient Today’s count, and the head of the Civil Defense Maritime Rescue Unit, Samir Yazbeck, warns that incidents are on the rise.

Drownings 'on the rise' with calls for greater safety measures on Lebanon's beaches

Jbeil public beach, February 2024. (Credit: Olivia Le Poidevin/L'Orient Today)

BEIRUT — On a Friday afternoon in April last year, Bechara, aged 23, from the southern town of al-Aishiya, took a trip to Jbeil Public Beach. It was a warm, spring day. He decided to go into the sea.Jbeil public beach is famed for its clear water...
BEIRUT — On a Friday afternoon in April last year, Bechara, aged 23, from the southern town of al-Aishiya, took a trip to Jbeil Public Beach. It was a warm, spring day. He decided to go into the sea.Jbeil public beach is famed for its clear water...