Emergency Management Service calls on citizens to be careful of lakes and reservoirs and not to cross into the frozen water surface

The Emergency Management Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs calls on citizens to be extremely careful of lakes and reservoirs and not to cross into the frozen water surface.

According to them, several fire-rescue teams have already been mobilized by the Emergency Management Service in the area of ​​Lisi and Turtle Lake for safety reasons. The agency calls on citizens to obey their instructions and follow the safety rules.

"We would like to inform you that all over Georgia, due to the drop in temperature, there is a layer of ice with different degrees of thickness on the lakes and reservoirs.

The Emergency Management Agency calls on the population to exercise extreme caution and not cross into frozen water. Moving on the ice layer in any form can cause it to crack and endanger your life and health.

Several fire-rescue teams have already been mobilized by the Emergency Management Agency in the area of Lisi and Turtle Lake for safety reasons. Please obey their instructions and follow the safety rules," the statement said.