September 7, 2026
The Media and Public Relations Department of the General Directorate of Civil Defence issued the following statement:
As part of the water safety and drowning-prevention awareness campaign run by the General Directorate of Civil Defence with the World Health Organization (WHO) Lebanon office, awareness and training activities continued in several coastal areas of Lebanon.
Activities were held yesterday in Damour and Saida, and the campaign continued today in Jbeil and Amchit. They included guidance on the dangers of drowning and how to prevent it, the safety rules to follow, and practical demonstrations of how to deal with drowning incidents.
These activities are part of continuing efforts to raise community awareness and spread a culture of water safety and drowning prevention along the Lebanese coast.