Body of child recovered from sewage pit

Muscat: The Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority (CDAA) dealt with a report of a child falling into a sewage pit. His body was pulled out.

CDAA said in a statement: “Rescue teams at the Civil Defence and Ambulance Department in North Al Batinah Governorate dealt with a report of a child falling into a sewage pit in a house in the Wilayat of Suwaiq. The teams pulled him out but he died.”

The authority called on parents to monitor their children and to ensure that sanitation channels are covered in homes in order to preserve the safety of lives.