Seven children among 49 people drowned across Russia on Saturday

Seven children were among 49 people who drowned in waters across Russia on Saturday as scorching heat blankets large swaths of the country, the Ministry for Emergency Situations said on Sunday.

“A total of 65 incidents were registered on the country’s water bodies over the past 24 hours — 49 people died,” the ministry said on the Telegram messaging app.

That is 10 more drowning incidents than on the same day a year ago, Russia’s RIA state news agency reported.

Over the past week...