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Why is Qingdao beach not allowed to swim too far?

Because there are many uncertain factors. Danger to life may occur.

Eight people were in danger of drowning in the waters of Yangkou Beach, resulting in one person drowning and one person missing. In just five days, four people drowned and one person went missing in the sea. This incident attracted great attention from relevant government departments. Leaders of the Laoshan District Committee and District Government of Qingdao City, Shandong Province held an emergency meeting at Yangkou Beach and decided to close Yangkou Beach until more effective protective measures are found to prevent the tragedy of drowning from happening again.

The day after the tragedy, the Municipal Tourism Bureau issued a notice on August 14, requiring all tourism companies to do a good job in current tourism safety management, effectively prevent the occurrence of various tourism safety accidents, and make every effort to shape the tourism industry. Our city’s good image as a “healthy and safe tourist destination”.

The notice requires that when renting vehicles, travel agencies must choose a reputable fleet, vehicles with qualified technical performance and drivers with strong sense of responsibility and excellent skills, and sign relevant contracts to clarify the accident liability investigation system and Handle compensation measures. It is necessary to conscientiously implement the provisions of travel agency liability insurance, ensure that the insurance rate reaches 100%, and effectively protect the personal and property safety of tourists. Strengthen safety training for tour guides and other personnel to ensure that during the organization of tours, tourists and vehicle drivers are promptly reminded and supervised to pay attention to safety and effectively assume the responsibility for safety work.

It is prohibited to organize tourist groups to swim in bathing beaches. The notice emphasizes that all tourist attractions (spots) must strictly implement relevant regulations, control the tourist capacity of scenic spots, and ensure that various safety warning signs must be standardized and complete to ensure that fire prevention, anti-theft, emergency rescue and other facilities and equipment are standardized and effective. Amusement facilities and equipment such as high-altitude ropeways must be reinforced and repaired to ensure normal use, ensure reception safety, and prevent various accidents.

The notice also requires all travel agencies to pay close attention to the current weather forecast and the national flood report. It is prohibited to organize groups to travel to areas where floods have occurred. When arranging land travel routes, they must avoid flood-stricken areas and organize groups carefully. Travel to flood-prone areas. The formed team must understand the local weather, traffic, flood conditions and other conditions in advance; if the itinerary plan needs to be postponed due to flood conditions, it is necessary to do a good job in persuading tourists to avoid disputes and complaints.

Tour guides should handle emergencies flexibly according to local weather conditions to ensure the safety of tourists' itineraries. In particular, tourists should be informed in advance of emergency response methods in the event of sudden natural disasters, and be clearly stated in the contract to reduce unnecessary losses and disputes between both parties.

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