Preventive campaign "Thin Ice"

From March 5 to 11, the Lepel district is hosting the "Thin Ice" preventive campaign, aimed at preventing fatalities on water bodies due to the active deterioration of ice cover.

As part of the campaign, rescuers, in conjunction with representatives of the Voluntary Society for the Rescue of Persons on Water (OSVOD) and law enforcement officers, will conduct patrols of local water bodies. The purpose of these measures is to remind citizens of ice safety rules.
During the spring flood, ice on water bodies becomes loose, eroded from above by the sun and meltwater, and undermined from below by currents. It is very dangerous to walk on it; at any moment, it can crumble underfoot and close over one's head, even if it appears solid. Such ice cannot support a person's weight. The ice disintegration process is fastest near the shores; spring ice covered with snow quickly turns into a loose mass, which is very dangerous.
Rescuers remind citizens that during the spring flood and ice drift, it is prohibited to: go out onto water bodies; cross rivers; approach rivers closely in areas of ice jams; stand on steep banks subject to flooding and collapse; approach ice jams; push ice floes away from the shore; walk on or ride on ice floes.
Children pose the greatest danger during the ice melting period. Left unsupervised by their parents, children go out onto the ice and try to break it with their feet or ride on ice floes. Such carelessness can sometimes lead to tragedy. Rescuers once again remind parents to increase supervision of their children during the intensive ice melting period and of the dangers of leaving them unattended near water bodies.