Water surge at Pertak river: Four more bodies found, bringing toll to five
HULU SELANGOR, Nov. 10 -- Four more bodies of victims swept away by strong currents at Sungai Pertak in Kuala Kubu Bharu were found this morning, bringing the number of victims located to five out of the eight reported missing.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant operations director Ashrul Riezal Asbar said three victims were found trapped near Jambatan Senget, close to the Sungai Luit campsite, at 9.20am, Utusan Malaysia reported.
"Another victim was found near the same area at 10.20am, about 1.2km from the incident site.
"Rescue teams are now working to retrieve all the victims," he said.
The incident occurred at about 5.55pm yesterday, when eight people - comprising one Yemeni national, one Malaysian, one Sri Lankan, one ...
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