{
  "id": 17083698,
  "title": "Elderly man killed as car swept away by floodwaters in Rembau",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/elderly-man-killed-as-car-swept-away-by-floodwaters-in-rembau",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T15:48:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/10/1566533/elderly-man-killed-car-swept-away-floodwaters-rembau"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.\n\nRescuers, 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.\n\nThe 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.",
  "summary": "SEREMBAN: A 74-year-old man was killed after the Perodua Myvi he was driving was swept away by floodwaters while travelling along a road near a drain beside Sungai Kampung Kundur Hulu in Rembau tonight.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Elderly man dies after car swept away by floodwaters in Rembau",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/elderly-man-dies-after-car-swept-away-by-floodwaters-in-rembau",
        "published": "2026-10-29T16:04:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}