Two Rohingya boys drown in Tikam Batu mining pond

ALOR STAR: Two Rohingya boys have been found drowned in a mining pond at Kampung Permatang Kedondong, Tikam Batu near Sungai Petani.

According to Tikam Batu Fire and Rescue station chief Supt Mohd Syukri Hashim, the body of Mamod Shukur Belal Hussain, four, was found about 400m from a quarry at 8.05am on Sunday (March 12).

"The body of the second victim, Md Nasim Hairul Husson, six, was found later at about 2.50pm, 15m from the location where he slipped and fell into the pond," he said in a statement on Sunday (March 12).

On Saturday (March 11), a team from Tikam Batu fire station rushed to the scene after police alerted them of the incident at 9.43pm.

The two children were feared drowned after their clothes were found near the quarry area.

The children were also United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) cardholders. – Bernama