2023-07-23 20:30:00
24 July 2023, 02:00 AM IST
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Dubai: Dubai Police warns that those who leave children alone in a vehicle in hot weather will be fined up to 5000 dirhams. Depending on the severity of the offence, the fine can be up to Dh10,000.
Imprisonment may also be given. The police issued a warning along with a video of a parent leaving his two-year-old son alone in a parked vehicle and locking the door automatically. The keys were left in the car. In the video, the child can be seen sitting alone in the vehicle with a seat belt.
The content of the video shows the police breaking down the door and rescuing the baby. Family members should ensure that children are out of the vehicle when taking them shopping or other errands. If such precautions are not taken, it can cause serious health problems in children.
Sometimes it can even lead to death. The police’s instruction comes in light of the fact that many children have died in such accidents in the UAE.
From January to July last year, the Land Rescue team rescued 36 children who were found dangerously in locked cars. Even if for a short period of time AC It is also dangerous to leave the car with children on it. When a car is parked in direct sunlight for 10 minutes, the temperature inside the car increases by 10 degrees.
Depending on the temperature at this time, the heat inside the car can be too much to bear. Children can also get sunburned very quickly.
Even with the AC running and the window glass slightly open, the temperature inside the car rises rapidly. The heat in the country has been between 45 and 50 degrees Celsius for the past few days.
In some places, the temperature reached above 50 degrees Celsius. It is reported that this situation may continue next month. Motorists should also exercise extreme caution, officials said. In conjunction with the Safe Summer awareness program, Abu Dhabi Police is issuing necessary cautions to motorists.
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