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KLUANG, JOHOR (THE STAR / ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – When strong currents of water washed over his Proton Waja, a concerned husband broke the car window to let his wife out, where she was later rescued by passersby.
However, Md Rajihan Junaidi, 28, was not so lucky.
Authorities have launched a search and rescue operation to find him, said Kluang Police Chief Low Hang Seng.
“The incident occurred around 5.30 pm on Saturday at Batu 18 Jalan Batu Pahat-Mersing near Kahang. The victim had tried to cross the road in her car, but the strong current pushed her to the right side of the road.
“The victim broke a window to free his wife. She was later rescued by members of the public. However, she was unable to get out in time because the car was swept away by currents,” he said.
On Saturday (January 2), Johor recorded its first flood-related death after a 59-year-old woman fell into a drain along Jalan Setia in Kampung Contoh in Kluang.
Kluang Fire and Rescue Department Operations Commander Shamsul Amri Mohd Shahab said the department received a distress call at 12:39 p.m. Saturday.
“The body of the victim, identified as Halijah Majid, was recovered by members of the public from the drain that was filled with water.
“The Health Department staff tried to perform CPR to save the victim, but they pronounced her dead,” he said.
In another incident, a family of four returning to Muar from Mersing found themselves stranded along Jalan Kluang-Mersing, Kahang, for at least 11 hours before being rescued.
SMK teacher Bukit Pasir Abdul Aziz Jemain and his wife, both in their 30s, and their two young children arrived at Batu 17, Jalan Kluang-Mersing around 3pm on Saturday, only to find the road under water.
“I turned the car around to go back to my hometown of Mersing, but the floodwater had spilled onto the road at Batu 18.
“With access cut off, we had no choice but to wait in the car, along with 15 other vehicles, for help, which arrived around 2am the next day,” he said when meeting at the temporary flood shelter SMK. Seri Sembrong. here on sunday.
His wife, Ms. Khairiyatul Asma, who works as a nurse at Pakar Muar Hospital, said it was a ordeal.
“Fortunately, we had about 30 cans of mee siput sambal (a kind of famous local Muar snack) for our friends in Muar, in our car. So we shared them with the people in the other vehicles, as well as some bread that bought in Kahang before.
“My two year old son was a bit restless during the whole experience as we had to be in the vehicle for a long time but everything was under control.
“It was a huge relief when we finally saw fire and rescue department personnel approaching around 2 am and they rescued us in a boat,” he said, adding that they were unsure of the condition of his vehicle, which was left at the scene. .
He said he was supposed to start work on Sunday after spending the weekend at his in-laws’ home in Mersing, but had to take emergency leave due to the situation.
At press time, there were 71 victims from 25 families seeking help at the shelter.
Chancellor Hishammuddin Hussein also visited the shelter to check on the status of the victims.
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