On November 18, at a briefing at Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers Chief state inspector of the Republic of Tatarstan on small vessels Ilkham Nasibullin said that 133 people died and 56 were rescued on water objects in Tatarstan.

The accidents happened in Kazan, Zelenodolsk, Agryz, and Aktanysh regions.

According to Ilkham Nasibullin, common reasons of accidents are fishing on thin ice, violation of personal safety measures, and changeable weather in the republic.

A number of government documents were accepted for ensuring safety of people on water objects in autumn and winter. One of them is the Decree of Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers dated as of October 22 “On additional measures on ensuring safety on water objects in winter period of 2014/2015 in the Republic of Tatarstan”.