00:00It is now 11.50pm. We are still looking for the bombs.
00:06Authorities are intensifying efforts to locate an 8-year-old boy who was swept away by strong currents
00:11after falling into a large drain in Bandar Baru Uda, Tampoi on Friday afternoon.
00:16Johor Baru North OCPD Assistant Commissioner Balvir Singh said
00:20the boy had been playing near the drain with two friends, aged 7 and 8,
00:24when he reportedly slipped into the water.
00:27He was last seen being carried by the currents towards a larger drainage area
00:31near the Wardah Mart supermarket.
00:34Emergency teams including the police, the Fire and Rescue Department
00:37and the Malaysian Civil Defence Force have launched a joint search operation.
00:42The case is being handled under a missing person report
00:45and the police are urging anyone with information to come forward to aid in the search.
00:51In the light of the incident, ACP Balvir also issued a reminder to parents
00:55to closely monitor their children, particularly during the monsoon season
01:00and to keep them away from dangerous areas such as rivers and drains.
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