Israel’s Health Ministry warned the public Saturday to avoid swimming along the Mediterranean coast after rain raised concerns about sewage and contaminated runoff reaching the sea.
For residents and visitors planning a beach trip, the warning means staying out of the water and checking for a ministry update before swimming.
The ministry’s Saturday warning follows rainfall across the coastal plain. It asks the public to avoid bathing at Mediterranean beaches until further notice because runoff and drainage water can carry pollutants into the sea.
The ministry’s water guidance explains that contaminated runoff after heavy rain poses a risk to swimmers. Local authorities sample water at designated bathing beaches and send it to accredited laboratories for bacterial testing.
The ministry publishes a water-quality map with beach-by-beach results. Its guidance says those results are updated every four hours and advises the public to swim only at designated beaches.
The latest report on Saturday’s alert said rainfall on Friday and Saturday had raised concern about sewage reaching coastal waters.
JBizNews Desk | Israel
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