Water safety programme launched
There was a spate of tourist deaths by drowning earlier this year.
19 May 2019, 9:00 AM
Water safety boards were placed at the Hulhumalé beach on Thursday as part of a nationwide programme launched by the tourism ministry.
Along with a hotline number to call for help, the boards offer information about the swimming area such as advice on avoiding sharp corals.
The water safety programme was prompted by a spate of tourist deaths by drowning earlier this year. It was planned in collaboration with the police, military, island councils and the Guesthouse Association of Maldives.
Launching the programme in the capital’s suburb with Malé Mayor Shifa Mohamed, Tourism Minister Ali Waheed said safety boards would be put up on all local islands visited by tourists.
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