Tamil Nadu Family Seeks Government Help After Man Goes Missing in Malaysia Flood

A family from Tiruchirappalli district has asked the Tamil Nadu government to coordinate with Malaysian authorities to trace Durai Murugan, who went missing after a flash flood swept away eight people at a waterfall in Malaysia. The family says five bodies have been recovered and three people, including Murugan, remain missing. Murugan, from Karuppur village near Manapparai, had worked at a private company in Malaysia for two-and-a-half years. His wife said she last spoke to him around 6.30 am on November 9. She submitted a petition to the Tiruchirappalli district collector seeking government intervention.