Carmel Beach and Dadu South Beach in Haifa were reopened for swimming Wednesday morning after a retest of sea water quality returned normal results, according to N12 reporter Or Ravid. The beaches had been closed due to abnormal readings in initial tests.
Carmel Beach and Dadu South Beach in Haifa were reopened for swimming Wednesday morning after a retest of sea water quality returned normal results, according to N12 reporter Or Ravid. The reopening comes a day after the Health Ministry ordered the closure of the two beaches and issued a swim advisory for Student beach, following abnormal microbial findings in routine water quality checks on Tuesday, Aug 11, as The Zioneer reported at 09:15 Jerusalem that day.
Initial reports from multiple Israeli media outlets, including i24NEWS and Israel Hayom, specified that abnormal microbial results had been detected, prompting the Health Ministry to close the beaches and advise against swimming at Student beach. The ministry later extended the advisory to include Carmel and Student beaches specifically. All these updates were published at 09:15 Tuesday.
The reopening follows a pattern of similar water quality incidents this summer. As The Zioneer reported on July 14, a swim advisory at all Haifa beaches was lifted after abnormal water tests earlier that week returned to normal.
It remains unclear whether the swim advisory has been lifted for Student beach, which was not mentioned in the reopening announcement. The cause of the initial abnormal test results has not been specified.
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