KOTA TINGGI: 46-year-old man drowns after slipping and falling into Sungai Mawai Lama at a jetty in Batu 11, near Kampung Mawai Baru here Monday (Dec 9).
Kota Tinggi Fire and Rescue Department operations commander Ibrahim Wahid said the department had received a distress call from the victim’s family at 8.47pm Monday.
“However, the victim was pronounced dead by the medical team that arrived at the police station, ” he said, adding that the victim's body had been handed over to the police for further action. “The body was found by the villagers at 7.45pm near the location where his boat was tethered, ” he said. “As of 9pm Monday, four temporary flood relief centres have been opened - SK Teluk Ramunia, Kolej Vokasional Kota Tinggi, SJKC New Kota, and Dewan Seri Teratai - to house 165 families from seven affected areas in Kota Tinggi.
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