KUANTAN – Fire and rescue personnel are searching for a woman and her daughter who were swept away by floodwaters after a boat they were in capsized in Sg Jelai in Kg Bertang, Lipis, 248km from here, after being struck by strong currents.
Rozi Omar (52) and Zakirah Ahmad Husin (19) were swept away by currents that hit the boat in which Rozi’s husband Ahmad Husin Mad Aris (52) and other daughter Nur Aina (23), were also travelling in, said Pahang Fire and Rescue Department Zone 3 chief Shahrulnizam Nasir.
“We learnt that the incident happened at about noon, when the family was going to check on their flooded house,” he said.
Shahrulnizam said Husin and Nur Aina saved themselves, but Rozi and Zakirah did not, he said, adding that a representative of the Kg Bertang committee alerted the department of the incident. – Bernama, January 4, 2021
