Public awareness on water safety still low, says Fire Dept DG

KUALA LUMPUR: Public awareness on water safety is still low with 300 cases of drowning recorded in the past year, showing that water-related deaths were higher than death caused by fire which amounted to 130 deaths.

Fire and Rescue Department director-general Datuk Seri Mohammad Hamdan Wahid said demographically, it is estimated that 60 per cent of the victims in drowning deaths were aged between nine and 39 years old.