MOSCOW, 7th July, 2024 (WAM) -- Seven children were among 49 people who drowned in waters across Russia on Saturday as scorching heat blankets large swaths of the country, Reuters quoted the Ministry for Emergency Situations as saying on Sunday.
"A total of 65 incidents were registered on the country's water bodies over the past 24 hours - 49 people died," the ministry said on the Telegram messaging app.
That is 10 more drowning incidents than on the same day a year ago, Russia's RIA state news agency reported.