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KUALA LUMPUR – The Fire and Rescue Department’s KLIA station has rescued 10 people from being stranded in a flooded oil palm plantation as waters reached 3m yesterday.
In an updated statement, rescuers said the operation ended about 10.30pm after an excavator was dispatched 1km into the area.
The victims were taken out via an alternative route and brought to the police station.
Among the 10 victims was an 11-year-old boy, alongside two women and seven men.
The initial report last night said rescuers were extracting nine people stranded in a quarry in Sepang.
According to the department’s Selangor operations centre (PGO), the nine comprise six men and two women aged between 30 and 40 years old, and an 11-year-old boy.
A report by the PGO said the nine were stranded while fishing in the quarry area after water levels rose to about 3m.
“The department, with the assistance of the Orang Asli (community), reached the victims’ location through an alternative access road. All victims were found safe.”
The centre said the victims were located near Jalan Kg Sg Melur and that the department’s personnel had been rushed to the area after receiving a distress call at 7.28pm yesterday.
The team, which arrived at 7.55pm, was led by senior fire officer II Mohd Ismadi Abd Rahman, the PGO report said.
“All safe. No injuries,” the Selangor Fire Department told The Vibes when asked about the condition of the victims. – The Vibes, August 30, 2021
Additional reporting by Lancelot Theseira
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