KUALA LUMPUR: The Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) received a total of 1,595 distress calls related to drowning incidents for the five-year period from 2018 to 2022.
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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.