16 rescued from Nibong Tebal flash floods, car damaged by falling tree
NIBONG TEBAL: Continuous heavy rain triggered flash floods overnight, trapping 16 residents from three families in Kampung Sethu, Sungai Bakap, early today.
Flash floods in Nibong Tebal overcame 16 residents from three families in Kampung Sethu, Sungai Bakap. The heavy rain prompted the Penang Fire and Rescue Department to deploy firefighters at 12.40am. Ten adults and six children were rescued using a fibreglass boat, with the operation concluding at 2.30am. The flooded houses stood shoulder-high in water.
At 10.32pm the previous night, firefighters were called to monitor floodwaters at Lorong Jawi Jaya 1, Taman Jawi Jaya, which had risen nearly a foot due to heavy rain and a bursting river. No evacuations were needed. Later at 1.10am, a tree fell on a residential garage in Kampung Changkat, Sungai Jawi, damaging a parked Perodua Bezza.
Eight firefighters from Nibong Tebal cleared the debris, with no injuries reported. The site was deemed safe by 3.35am.
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