Tourist flow is down fourfold: Kuban governor reports on the failure of the season in Anapa, where swimming is prohibited.
Anapa lost 76 % tourists compared to last summer. Currently, less than 24 people are vacationing at the resort, while a year ago there were about 100 tourists. The figures led Governor Krasnodar the edges Veniamin Kondratyev at a meeting with Anapa hoteliers.
Due to the December fuel oil spill in Black sea Rospotrebnadzor has banned swimming at Anapa's 141 beaches. And although many locals and visitors alike still lie on the beaches and swim, the season can be called a failure in various parts of the coast, residents and volunteers continue find areas contaminated with fuel oil.
Almost half Hotels and other accommodation facilities for holidaymakers will not be operating this summer. Kondratyev spoke about business support measures. For example, the authorities allocated 220 million rubles "to purchase vouchers to children's health resorts" in Anapa.
Research results show that sand and seawater do not meet sanitary standards, said Maria Potemkina, head of Rospotrebnadzor for the Krasnodar Territory.
"There are no grounds for reopening beaches yet, and there's no sign of improvement. It's impossible to guarantee that beaches will be able to reopen in August or September," said Potemkin.