Probe under way into death of mother and twins

An investigation is under way into the sudden death of a 20-year-old woman with her unborn twins on Maafushi island early Saturday morning.

Rashfa Ahmed from the southern Fuvahmulah island, who lived with her husband in Maafushi, was in the eighth month of her pregnancy.

She was suffering from coughing fits the night before her death, according to media reports.

“She had a fever but it was milder the past two days. Her family said she even consulted a doctor because of the coughs. But she was unable to sleep that night,” a source was quoted as saying by newspaper Mihaaru.