In August, the unified emergency number «112» received more than 79,000 calls from Crimeans

CrimeaPRESS reports:

From August 1 to August 31, 2023, 79,773 calls were received to the single emergency number “112”, Sergey Sadakliev, Minister of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Crimea, announced this. Most calls were to the ambulance (forwarded to 103) — 10,291, to the police on 102 — 9,696 calls, 1,931 calls to the number 101, and 608 calls to the number 104 , transferred to EDDS — 3,156 calls. Also, in 3,020 cases, an online consultation was provided, but the minister described 334 calls as “a childish prank”.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Crimea reminds that number 112 can be used to call the following operational services:

• fire department;
• the police;
• emergency medical care;
• gas network emergency service;
• «Antiterror».

A few examples of situations that should be reported immediately by calling 112. These situations include:

• fire;
• the smell of gas at the entrance, on the floor or in the apartment;
• traffic accident;
• domestic violence;
• the crime you witnessed;
• public order disturbance;
• urgent medical care.

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