KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 — The Fire and Rescue Department rescued 25 people trapped by a water surge at Sungai Pisang, Selayang, at 1.30pm today.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department Operations Division assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said they received a distress call at 1.41pm and dispatched six firefighters from the Selayang Fire and Rescue Station.
“The operations commander reported that they found 25 people trapped by the water surge when they arrived at the scene and began work to rescue them,” he said in a statement.
Meanwhile, operations commander Suhaimi Samoory confirmed that all 25 victims, 20 locals and five Indonesians, aged 20 to 40, were rescued and that the rescue operation was complete.
“All 25 of them were enjoying their outing as they walked from Kuala Lumpur towards Karak along the river and were trapped in the river tunnel.
“There was another group of 39 people who used the tunnel from Karak to Kuala Lumpur, and all of them managed to save themselves without the help of firefighters,” he said when contacted by Bernama.
— Bernama
