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21 July 2012| last updated at 01:22AM

12-year-old boy believed drowned after falling into drain



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KUALA LUMPUR - A 12-year-old boy is believed to have drowned after slipping into a 1.4 metre ditch near a row of shophouses in Jalan Bunga Tanjung, Pandan Indah, during heavy rain this evening.

Witnesses said the boy was said to have been carried away  by the floodwater when he fell in the ditch after crossing a  road nearby with a friend.

Selangor Fire and Rescue chief Mohamad Sani Harul said  the department received a call on the incident at 6.40pm.

He said two fire trucks with six members rushed to the  scene to find the boy with the help of Malaysian Civil Defence  Corp, he said in a short messaging system to Bernama,  tonight.     However, todate, the victim, whose identity is yet to  be known, has not been found. An operation to find the boy in  the Ampang and Cheras area is still on-going.

Ampang Jaya police chief ACP Amiruddin Jamaluddin  when contacted said the victim was carried away by strong  currents and believed to have been drowned. -- Bernama

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