THREE sisters died of electrocution in front of a flooded house in Kampung Bendang Surau near Morak, Kota Baru this morning.

Kelantan police chief Muhamad Zaki Harun said the victims – Noor Fathiah Mohd Nadzir, 27; Sakinah Mohd Nadzir, 29; and Nurul Syazwani Mohd Nadzir, 33 – died at the scene of the incident at around 11.30am.

“All three victims were said to wading through floodwaters in front of a house,” he said in a press conference at the Kelantan contingent police headquarters in Kota Baru today.

“One of the sisters slipped and grabbed a pillar and was electrocuted.

“Her sisters came to her aid but also succumbed to the same fate.”

He said the sisters were brought to Tumpat Hospital for their autopsies.

“Tenaga Nasional Bhd has been informed to cut off electricity supply to the incident area and to carry out further action,” said Zaki.

The victims’ mother, Zainun Sulaiman, 62, told reporters when met at her home that she was shocked and did not expect such a tragedy to befall the family.

A neighbour, Che Zahiyah Che Yaakob, 53, who witnessed the tragedy, said she had greeted the sisters as they passed by her house, with Nurul Syazwani replying that they were headed to the canal in front of her house. – Bernama, December 19, 2022.