Johor eyes drop in water-related casualties during monsoon

Life-saving initiative: Mohd Jafni (right, in blue) looking at a student practising his swimming skills during the LiSA officiation ceremony at Pantai Batu Layar, Kota Tinggi.

KOTA TINGGI: Johor has set a “zero deaths from drowning” target at water recreational areas during the upcoming northeast monsoon season, says its housing and local government committee chairman Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor.

With the monsoon expected to start next month and last until early next year, Mohd Jafni said the state wanted to put a stop to the high number of drowning deaths recorded from 2021 until September this year.