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Firefighters rescue seven people trapped indoors by flood in Ijok

Driving institute employees escape with help of five personnel from Bestari Jaya

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 04 Jun 2023 3:25PM

Firefighters rescue seven people trapped indoors by flood in Ijok
Firefighters rescuing the trapped driving institute employees in Jalan Kuala Selangor, Ijok today. – kosmo.com pic

SHAH ALAM – Seven employees of a driving institute in Jalan Kuala Selangor, Ijok, near here were rescued after they were trapped for about 30 minutes in the floods today.

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Wan Md Razali Wan Ismail said in a statement that firefighters received an emergency call at 11.02am for help to rescue all the victims, aged 18 to 55.

He said five firefighters from the Bestari Jaya fire and rescue station were deployed to the scene, and the floodwaters were estimated to be about a metre deep.

“All the victims were working when the floodwaters overflowed into the area, leaving them trapped in the driving institute’s office. Water is still pooling around the area,” he said, adding that the rescue operation was carried out using a fibre boat. – Bernama, June 4, 2023

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