Nowadays technology makes the human's life easier and up-to-date. For example, although now me at Tanjung Malim, Perak, I am able to know that one horror accident was happened at my hometown through technology such as internet and television. Government use technology as channel to inform people with the latest news. Below is news about accident occurred in my hometown:
Tatau Express Boat Tragedy: 4 bodies found, 11 discharged many still missing
Four bodies have been recovered from the scene of fatal express boat and barge collision on Tatau River about 50km from Bintulu on Monday.
11 survivors including a school teacher from SK. Rumah Keseng, Kakus managed to free themselves from the fast sinking boat and rescued by nearby longhouse people.
The victims were then immediately treated at Bintulu General Hospital and all were discharged by 10pm Monday night.
Jekson Ukit, 39 and his family members. They were among the 17 survivors of Tatau river express boat tragedy discharged by Bintulu General Hospital on Monday night.
“Bintulu Hospital treated several survivors who suffered minor injuries and by 10pm we had discharged 11 of them,” said Dr Azlee Ayub, Director of Bintulu General Hospital.
Among the 11 survivors treated at the Bintulu General Hospital are Zamhari Azmi, 39, Chai Ngim Fat, 39, Mohamad Dol, 44, Elizabert Ang Dian, 28, Enes Oliver Suping, two, Hellena Mena, Jekson Ukit, 39, Silvia Jakson Kassim, one, Emilia Jekson, one, Lio Jok, 50, and Dayang Rezalina, 27. The other six have no injuries.
Police in Bintulu, which is the nearest urban centre, have rushed dozens of men, vehicles and equipment to help their counterpart in the Tatau district police station, said Bintulu Police Chief, Supt Sulaiman Abdul Razak.
The incident, which is said to have happened at about 2pm, is the worst river tragedy in Sarawak.
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