KUALA LUMPUR City Hall (DBKL) has been instructed to work closely with geologists and infrastructure experts to assess and reduce any risk of a similar sinkhole in the future, says Minister in the Prime Minister Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa.
KUANTAN: A man died due to heatstroke at Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital here on Sunday after participating in a running event held around Teluk Cempedak on Saturday.
He said that the victim had reportedly gone to the Bukit Pelindung Forest on Saturday for a morning trail run, which started at 6.40am before he was found unconscious by the public on the forest’s walking trail around 3pm. "Despite optimal treatment, his condition worsened, and he passed away on Sunday at 9.39pm. The cause of death was heatstroke with multi-organ failure," he said in a statement on Saturday.
Dr Rusdi noted that, to date, 18 heat-related cases have been reported in Pahang this year, with 14 involving heat exhaustion and four being cases of heatstroke, resulting in two deaths.
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