{
  "id": 2771961,
  "title": "Tanah Merah residents express concern over escapees from nearby immigration depot",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/tanah-merah-residents-express-concern-over-escapees-from-nearby",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T09:58:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/08/23/tanah-merah-residents-express-concern-over-escapees-from-nearby-immigration-depot"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Residents of Tanah Merah, Kelantan, are expressing significant concern over 10 undocumented migrants who escaped from the nearby immigration depot this morning. Kelantan police chief Yusoff Mamat confirmed the incident and stated that an alert has been issued to mobilize a lockdown operation in the area to recapture the escaped migrants. The migration department alerted the police about the incident, which occurred around 3am.\n\nYusoff explained that the police will investigate the matter further and are working on locating and recapturing all the escaped migrants. Tanah Merah residents have spoken to Bernama about their worries. Norizam Mustapa, a 60-year-old resident from Kampung Bukit Gading, said the proximity of the detention depot, located about 10km from their village, has caused unease among the community. He urged villagers and those in surrounding areas to remain vigilant and cooperate with authorities if they spot any suspicious individuals.\n\nRestaurant worker Habibah Yakob, 56, also shared her concerns. She learned about the incident through a residents' WhatsApp group and immediately took precautionary measures, fearing that the escaped individuals might come to the restaurant area and pose a threat to the safety of her co-workers, who are women. Habibah expressed hope that the authorities can intensify the search operation to locate and recapture all those who escaped.",
  "summary": "Police say they are investigating the matter as residents express fear over possible threat to their safety.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "10 pendatang lari dari Depot Imigresen Tanah Merah",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/10-pendatang-lari-dari-depot-imigresen-tanah-merah",
        "published": "2026-08-23T05:58:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}