Water surge: Bodies of last two victims found, SAR operation officially ends

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The search and rescue (SAR) operation for the victims of the water surge tragedy at Sungai Kenjur near Kampung Poh in Bidor, Perak concluded following the discovery of the bodies of the last two sisters at around 9am on Thursday (Feb 8).  Read more at https://shorturl.at/hruZ3  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 The search and rescue operation for the victims of the water surge tragedy in Kampung Po,

00:06 Bidor, Perak, came to an end, following the discovery of the bodies of the last two victims

00:11 on Thursday.

00:13 Tapa District Police Chief Superintendent Mohamed Naim Asnawi said the body of 2-year-old

00:18 Hana Marisa Azam was found at the Kampung Po Bridge at about 9 a.m., while her elder

00:24 sister Hana Mikaela Azam, aged 7 years old, was found 600 meters from the scene.

00:30 He said the picnic site in the area is closed to the public until police investigation is

00:34 completed.

00:35 Authorities said the incident occurred due to bad weather condition and strong currents,

00:40 which prevented the victims from saving themselves.

00:43 During the incident at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, a water surge hit the family and their domestic

00:48 helper during their picnic at Sungai Kenjur.

00:52 Azura Bani was found dead in the afternoon and the body of her 4-year-old son, Hafi Muhayat

00:57 Azam, was located at 9.45 p.m.

01:01 Two other children of Azura and the domestic helper survived.

01:05 The remains of the victims were buried at the Bidor Muslim Cemetery on Thursday.

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