Two siblings were electrocuted today in F. Feeali while attempting to clean the roof of a house.

The President of the Feeali Island Council, Moosa Ahmed, told Mihaaru that the two young brothers were electrocuted when they touched a street light pole outside the house while attempting to climb down after cleaning the roof of their residence.

He noted that both individuals fell onto the street immediately upon being shocked, and one of them sustained a significant head injury during the fall. The victims have been identified as a 27-year-old male and a 23-year-old male.

The brothers had reportedly climbed onto the roof to clean it in order to collect rainwater in tanks, following heavy rainfall on the island today. The Council President further stated that both individuals have been transported to the Faafu Atoll Hospital in F. Nilandhoo for further medical treatment.

It has been learned that both siblings are employees at the local branch of Fenaka Corporation.

The police confirmed that two people who had climbed a roof in Feeali to clean it were injured by an electric shock while descending via a street light pole, adding that the matter is currently under investigation.