[PHOTOS] Flash floods in Ampang see houses damaged, good Samaritan injured
Bad luck and disaster all around for victims and rescuers alike
Updated 4 years ago · Published on 25 Nov 2021 11:35AM
A firefighter helps extricate the good Samaritan who stepped on glass embedded in mud. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, November 25, 2021
by Mohd Hazli ‘Bobo’ Hassan
KUALA LUMPUR – None of the residents of Kg Lembah Jaya Utara expected the muddy flash floods that struck last Monday night to destroy their homes and property.
The last time a catastrophic flood disaster occurred there, around Lembah Jaya, Ampang was in 2012.
This time, 206 residential units were destroyed, and two villages severely affected, involving 1,019 victims.
Following the incident, many houses were damaged and needed cleaning up.
A few good Samaritans appeared to help the residents clean their houses, including a neighbour from Desa Lembah Permai Flats who did not want to be identified.
However, he himself had to put his efforts to help on hold after he stepped on glass embedded in the mud; alone at the time, he had to endure the pain for almost a few minutes, almost passing out because the others were busy cleaning their houses.
Fortunately, one of his friends saw that he was almost unconscious and rushed to call firefighters who immediately came to help, and rushed him to the hospital.
The Vibes photographer SYEDA IMRAN was at the scene. – The Vibes, November 25, 2021
Firefighters helping the man, who had stepped on glass, into a stretcher. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, November 25, 2021The man had to put his own rescue efforts on hold, almost fainting from the pain. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, November 25, 2021Flash floods following heavy rains around Ampang Jaya for five hours last Monday damaged and destroyed houses in the area. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, November 25, 2021Men rescue relatively undamaged furniture and belongings from a house. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, November 25, 2021Books and belongings of the residents of Kg Lembah Jaya Utara that were washed away by the flash floods. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, November 25, 2021An Ampang Jaya resident washes dirty clothes after the floods. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, November 25, 2021A total of 801 individuals from 162 families affected by the floods have been evacuated to the MPAJ hall in Lembah Jaya Utara. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, November 25, 2021Several vehicles were completely mud-logged after the flash floods. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, November 25, 2021As of yesterday, a total of 117 reports of property damage were received by Ampang Jaya police from victims of the flash floods that hit Kg Pinggiran and Lembah Jaya Utara, Ampang. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, November 25, 2021Although the disaster was relatively severe, no casualties have been reported. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, November 25, 2021The banks of Sg Klang in Kg Bukit Sg Puteh, eroded by heavy rain. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, November 25, 2021A feline casualty of the flash floods. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, November 25, 2021
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