Key Points
- Mula simula ng tag-araw noong nagdaang Disyembre, umabot na sa 21 ang nalunod sa Australia - iyon ay higit pa sa tatlo kaysa naitala sa parehong petsa noong nakaraang taon.
- Marami sa mga biktima ng pagkalunod ay mula sa mga migrant at refugee background, at mga komunidad mula sa iba't ibang kultura at wika.
- Lumangoy sa pagitan ng mga yellow and red flags, kilalanin at iwasan ang rip current, at lagi sumenyas para sa tulong - ilan sa mahahalagang paalala para sa kaligtasan sa tubig.
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Enjoy the beach - but stay safe
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Pero kasama nito ang mas malaking panganib ng pagkalunod o mga pagkamatay.
Ipinaliwanag ni Surf Life Saving New South Wales CEO Steven Pearce ang mataas na panganib ng pagkalunod nitong bakasyon.
"Always statistically over the Christmas festive period you're twice as likely to drown on a New South Wales coastline than any other time. That's predominantly because you get many people coming down recreating on the beaches now and visiting locations where they're just not used to those local conditions. They don't understand those rip locations or where it's safe to swim at the beach. And you know we always have this heightened peak of operation particularly around Christmas. And even unfortunately particular here in New South Wales it's been a really tragic start, and even you know since 1 December we're up to 6 coastal drownings in New South Wales alone."