Elderly man dies after car swept away by floodwaters in Rembau
The rescue team extricated the victim, who was trapped inside his car, about half an hour after the victim’s son made an emergency call.
In the early hours of the evening, a 74-year-old man lost his life after the car he was driving was swept away by rising floodwaters near a drainage channel in Rembau, near the Sungai Kampung Kundur Hulu area. The fire and rescue station of Rembau was promptly alerted by the victim's son at 9:20 pm.
Rescuers, working in tandem with the Water Rescue Team from Teluk Kemang station, successfully pulled the trapped man from the vehicle after a half-hour effort. The victim, a former civil servant, was confirmed deceased by medical personnel from the Health Ministry, and his body was subsequently transferred to Rembau Hospital.
The rescue mission, involving a team of 13 people, including two senior officers from both Rembau and Teluk Kemang fire and rescue stations, was concluded at 10 pm. Meanwhile, in another flood-related incident, the same team came to the aid of a 38-year-old Indonesian man who became trapped among trees due to strong currents during a flash flood along Jalan Pedas-Linggi in Kampung Kundur Tengah, Pedas. Rescuers managed to extract the victim using a human-chain technique and transferred him to the riverbank at 8:40 pm.
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