KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — A total of 19 people — eight men and 11 women — affected by flash floods around Kampung Periuk in Chow Kit have been moved to the temporary relief centre at Dewan Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Puteri Wilayah today.
Titiwangsa Fire and Rescue Station Senior Operations Commander Mohamad Riduan Akhyar said eight firemen and other rescue agencies took about two hours to transfer the victims.
During the incident, the Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) carried out flood monitoring operations around the capital city following heavy rain. When it reached the location, the water level was discovered to be on the rise.
"The process of transferring the victims to the centre went smoothly. Rain has stopped now and the water level is subsiding,” he told Bernama after they had completed transferring the victims.
Meanwhile, one of the victims, 40-year-old Tuan Sharifah Tuan Long, 40, said she was spending time with her children when they suddenly realised the rising water level.
"It rained heavily for 30 minutes, then I heard a siren. After that, we saw the fire department and other rescue agencies arrive and instructed us to get out and be moved to the relief centre," she said.
Another victim, who only wanted to be known as Azman, in his 40s, said today’s incident was quite surprising because the village had not experienced floods in two years.
"I did not expect the heavy rain today to result in flooding. Like it or not, our family had to leave the house and follow the instructions of the rescue team," he said.
— Bernama
