Search for water surge victims continues
The search for the last two missing victims of the Jeram Air Putih water surge incident resumes at 9am. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, July 6, 2023.
EFFORTS to locate remaining two missing victims of the Jeram Air Putih water surge tragedy entered its fifth day today.Terengganu Fire and Rescue Department Zone 2 head Azman Alias said the search and rescue operation resumed at 9am, encompassing three sectors. Sector A is from Menara Sapura until the Kampung Teladas bridge covering a 6.3m stretch, while sector B starts from the back of SMK Ayer Putih towards the corn farm at the forward control post until the Sungai Pinang garbage trap area.
“For sector C, which is the Kuala Kemaman estuary, JBPM personnel are continuing their monitoring by boat once every two hours,” he told a press conference at the Air Putih police station in Chukai today.The bodies of eight victims of last Saturday’s water surge tragedy have been recovered. – Bernama, July 6, 2023.
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