10-year-old drowns in monsoon drain, another missing


Fire and Rescue Department personnel locate and secure the body of 10-year-old Muhammad Riqullah Mohd Shafie who drowned after being washed away in a monsoon drain in Jalan Ukay Perdana, Ampang, in Kuala Lumpur. – Facebook pic, February 11, 2023.

A 10-YEAR-OLD boy was found drowned while another is still missing after they were swept away by monsoon drain flow in Jalan Ukay Perdana, Ampang, in Kuala Lumpur, this afternoon.

The victim who drowned was identified as Muhammad Riqullah Mohd Shafie, 10, while eight-year-old Wan Muhammad Ammar Wan Mohd Noor Hafizan is still missing. 

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Norazam Khamis said a distress call was received at 4.44pm and firemen arrived at the scene at 5.08pm.

“The search is ongoing for the missing victim,” he said when contacted today. – Bernama, February 11, 2023.


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