Rescuers complain that Belarusians like drunken swimming

Belarusians do not obey the law that forbids drinking alcoholic beverages in public places. According to the head of the Belarusian water rescue team Anatol Holub, drinking on the beach often results in tragedies. 240 people have drowned in Belarus since the beginning of the year. Holub: "It’s lack of culture and alcohol abuse. More than 70% of the 240 drowned people died in a state of intoxication. Let’s discuss Ptichsh reserve. What is going on there? We cannot influence it. Even the President’s recent decree that forbids drinking beer in public places does not work at all. The police also fail to cope with it. I always think it is caused by culture”.

By the way, 17 people have drowned in Minsk since the beginning of the year.