KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 22 -- A man in his 40s has been confirmed dead after a tree fell on his car near Hartamas Regency, Persiaran Dutamas following heavy rainfall earlier.

A Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said the department had earlier responded to several emergency calls following a thunderstorm that lasted between 4pm and 5.30pm in the city centre.

The spokesman said the department responded to three calls in total.

"Personnel were immediately dispatches to several affected locations to conduct rescue, clean-up and tree cutting operations," an issued statement read.

The department said a woman in her 30s was also injured after a tree fell on her car along Jalan Metro Prima, Kepong Baru.

In the third incident, the ...