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Beaches along Black Sea remain unguarded

Mon, Jun 15 2009 15:25 CET

byNick Iliev

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Beaches along Black Sea remain unguarded

Photo: Tsvetelina Angelova

More than 40 beaches along the southern Bulgarian Black Sea coast are marked with signs reading "Beach is not guarded" and "Swimming is strictly forbidden", Dnevnik daily said on June 15.

Reportedly, the most treacherous beaches are the ones south of the camping sites in Kavatsite and Nestirnika, where several accidents have occurred since the start of the summer season.

Two people have drowned in unsupervised areas near Albena resort and Irakli, about 15km northeast of Nessebur, two people have drowned because there were no medical units or lifeguards present on duty to provide any assistance whatsoever.

The problem is caused by the delay in procurement procedures for the summer season, which have left concessionaires uncertain of their contracts, which has prompted some of them to delay the start of business operations, opting instead to keep the beaches closed until further development.

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Anonymous Mikael/Sweden Wed, Oct 21 2009 04:10 CET
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It is interesting to see how almost no money by the billions in revenue that the city benefits from the denominated tourists. No beach watch life gards, and no warning sign that can be read and understood by non bulgarians. It is not true, how bad things are with taking care of a tourist industry in Bulgaria.
It's like Bulgaria still living in -60 century.

Anonymous Valeri Wed, Aug 19 2009 01:07 CET
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That's funny - the warning is for Bulgarians only;)))
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