{
  "id": 19252358,
  "title": "9 stranded, 8 swept away by surging waters at Sg Pertak",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/9-stranded-8-swept-away-by-surging-waters-at-sg-pertak-19252358",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T23:19:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/10/9-stranded-8-swept-away-by-surging-waters-at-sg-pertak"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At around 5.55pm, the Selangor fire and rescue department received a distress call and arrived at the scene of Sungai Pertak in Kuala Kubu Bharu at 6.30pm. A total of nine people were either stranded or swept away by swift currents in three separate incidents involving different groups. Eight individuals are currently missing, comprising one person from a Yemeni national group and seven locals. Another stranded individual comprised of four non-crossers and five from another group reported to be stranded across the river. The missing Yemeni national remains unaccounted for. Upstream, a group of 11 locals encountered the same fate, with seven swept away by the current. The Selangor fire and rescue department has opened an incident control post to monitor water conditions and search for any stranded victims.",
  "summary": "Selangor fire and rescue department says the search is ongoing.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Eight missing, nine stranded in Sungai Pertak water surge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/eight-missing-nine-stranded-in-sungai-pertak-water-surge",
        "published": "2026-11-09T16:49:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Eight swept away, nine stranded as Sungai Pertak current surges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/eight-swept-away-nine-stranded-as-sungai-pertak-current-surges",
        "published": "2026-11-10T00:23:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Pertak river surge leaves eight missing, nine stranded in Kuala Kubu Bharu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/pertak-river-surge-leaves-eight-missing-nine-stranded-in-kuala-kubu",
        "published": "2026-11-10T00:44:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}