Floods: Two feared drowned after wading in football field


KUANTAN: Two individuals including a child are believed to have drowned after being swept away by strong currents while wading in a flooded football field near the Umno building in Mentakab near here on Tuesday (Dec 21).

Pahang Fire and Rescue Dept (Operations) assistant director Ismail Abdul Ghani said the department received information on the incident at 3.15pm before sending six firemen from the Mentakab station to the location.

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