KUALA LUMPUR - One of the eight individuals reported missing following a surge water at Sungai Pertak, Kuala Kubu Bharu, near here yesterday, was found drowned near the Pertak Bridge this morning.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) assistant operations director, Asrul Riezal Asbar, said the victim, a local man identified as V. Vijayan was discovered about 2.7 kilometres from the spot where he was swept away at Lata Jebus.
"A total of 19 individuals, comprising four separate groups stranded in the area, were successfully rescued at 12.16 am today,” he said when contacted.
Earlier, media reports indicated that during an incident at approximately 5.55 pm yesterday, eight people consisting of one Yemeni national, one local, one Sri Lankan, one Nepalese, and four Indian nationals went missing after being swept away by the current.
He added that the search and rescue (SAR) operation resumed this morning, with the search area divided into four sectors around the incident site to locate the seven remaining missing individuals. - BERNAMA