The authorities in UAE have asked parents to monitor their children more following a rise in the number of deaths due to the falling from buildings.
Over 30 children died in the past 10 years after falling out of windows or balconies. Most recently two children fell to death from high-rise buildings on the same day in separate incidents.
Therefore, authorities in the UAE have urged families to be vigilant.
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Top officials at the Sharjah and Fujairah police departments have said such accidents increase during the winter, as many families keep their windows open or sit outside in the balcony to enjoy the cool weather and urged families to establish controls to protect young children.
The Fujairah Police official called for the importance of installing metal bars on windows to prevent children from accidentally falling and advised parents to install window bumpers and keep furniture or toys away from windows to ensure children don’t climb on them to see the street.
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Brigadier Ahmed Al Serkal, Director of Sharjah Police, stressed the need to always close the balcony, keep the key hidden from children, and avoid using the balcony as a gathering place.
Negligence by parents and the presence of furniture and various objects in balconies or near windows are seen to be the main causes of accidents involving children.
