Flood victim dies peacefully 17 years after making headlines

A photo of Cheng Piew seen at his funeral.

A KEDAHAN flood victim, whose plight was highlighted in almost every newspaper in the country in 2005, died peacefully in his sleep 17 years after he was rescued.

The photos of Lee Cheng Piew, then 51, perched atop his almost fully-submerged taxi amid flowing floodwaters stunned the country.