The family of a man from Tiruchirappalli district, who went missing after a flash flood swept away eight people at a waterfall in Malaysia, has sought the Tamil Nadu government’s urgent intervention to trace him and coordinate with Malaysian authorities for information about his whereabouts.
The family said it has not received any confirmed information about whether the missing persons are alive or dead. With no confirmed information about his whereabouts, his wife approached the Tiruchirappalli District Collector and submitted a petition seeking immediate government intervention. Five bodies have reportedly been recovered, while three people, including Durai Murugan, remain missing. “We request the Tamil Nadu government to intervene urgently, coordinate with the Malaysian authorities and ascertain whether Durai Murugan is alive or missing. The family has urged the Tamil Nadu government to coordinate with the Indian diplomatic mission in Malaysia and the Malaysian authorities to establish the whereabouts of Durai Murugan and the other missing persons. Further investigation and search operations are still underway. (ANI)
Speaking to ANI, Durai Murugan’s wife said she last spoke to him over the phone at around 6.30 am on November 9, when he wished her for Diwali and informed her that he was going out with his friends.
A sudden flash flood struck while the group was bathing at the waterfall, sweeping away eight people, according to the family. Kaviyakkannan, a relative of the missing man, said that the family had appealed to the District Collector to take up the matter with the authorities in Chennai and the Indian diplomatic mission in Malaysia. We appeal to the government to take all necessary steps to trace him,” he said.
