Luanda - The Civil Protection and Fire Service (SPCB) announced on Sunday, that the opening of the 2024-2025 bathing season, initially scheduled for the 28th of this month, was postponed due to environmental issues.
According to the national director of the SPCB Institutional Communication and Press Office (GCII), superintendent firefighter Wilson Baptista, the appearance of a certain number of substances on the coast of the provinces from the north to the south of the country made the opening of the bathing season risky.
In an interview with ANGOP, the senior official said that a multisectoral team, led by the Ministry of the Environment, collected samples indicating that they are marine substances that could cause health problems for bathers.
“Until reliable information is available, the date for the symbolic opening of the bathing season will be postponed sine die”, he stressed.
He maintained that bathing safety transcends the issue of drowning, also encompassing public health, a fact that implies maintaining beaches with conditions for a safe and healthy stay for people.
As for the dangerousness of the marine micro algae that appeared along the national coast, the director said that the quantity is quite considerable.
He stated that regardless of the danger, whether biological or chemical, the percentage makes access to beach waters unfeasible. ANM/SEC/CF/DOJ
