In order to prevent people drowning in the Tuul, which flows through Ulaanbaatar, officers from the National Emergency Management Agency have been patrolling the river with by boats. A total of 1149 officers with 230 boats and vehicles are patrolling in the river between Khar Usan Tokhoi in Gachuurt Villa and the Yarmag Bridge.

The brave NEMA officers have been saved 260 people since the patrol began on 10 June. The boat patrol has been implemented every summer season since 2010 for the safety of public. This year, heavy rain has resulted in the Tuul being swollen by fast-flowing flood water.

“The number of the people who want to stay on the river banks and cool off in the water has been increasing due to high temperatures across the country in recent day,” the agency said.

The boat patrol will be in service until 10 September when summer officially ends in Mongolia.