In the summer, accidents on the water most often occur.
They happen for various reasons and have dire consequences.
Over the past 24 hours, more than 20 people have died in Russian water bodies. RIA Novosti reports the details, citing the Russian Emergencies Ministry.
It is noted that during the specified time, the swim was the last for 24 people. They died.
According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, an unpleasant incident occurred in the Volgograd region on Lake Belavinskoye. A boat with people in it capsized in the specified location.
It was also noted that the incident involving the death of people occurred on the Usa River in the Komi Republic. At the specified location, a watercraft with men on board capsized. One of them managed to escape, but the other disappeared.
Other sites where incidents occurred included Lake Beloye in the Novgorod region and a pond in the Bashkir city of Tuymazy.
In addition, a man who decided to swim while intoxicated in a reservoir in the Nizhny Novgorod region did not emerge from the water.
The accident sites also included a pond in the village of Zarechensky, the Khoper River in the Penza Region, and a quarry in the Krasnoyarsk Region.