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Two still missing at end of third day search in flood-hit Yan

YAN, Aug 20 — The third day of the search and rescue operation for the two people reported missing in Wednesday’s massive floods here ended today without any success.

“Today, we added a team comprising 308 members from various agencies and were using drone units from the police and also the Fire and Rescue Department to locate the victims. He said the operation had also been expanded to cover nearby waters based on the discovery of the fourth victim’s body at the mouth of Sungai Udang yesterday.

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