GPM Malaysia says seven-year-old Taufik (right) is a hero for coming to the aid of Malaysians after earthquakes struck Lombok island on March 17.
JAKARTA, Indonesia (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): Global Peace Mission (GPM) Malaysia has said that it plans to name a disabled seven-year-old boy from Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara, a hero for helping foreign tourists evacuate from the area when an earthquake jolted the island recently.
Taufik, a deaf and mute boy from Senaru village in North Lombok, assisted Malaysian tourists to find a route out of Tiu Kelep Waterfall, when a 5.4-magnitude earthquake occurred and triggered landslides on last Sunday (March 17).
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