{
  "id": 19425069,
  "title": "16 rescued from Nibong Tebal flash floods, car damaged by fallen tree",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/16-rescued-from-nibong-tebal-flash-floods-car-damaged-by-fallen-tree",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T01:10:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/11/1575130/16-rescued-nibong-tebal-flash-floods-car-damaged-fallen-tree"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NIBONG TEBAL: Heavy rain caused flash floods overnight, leaving 16 residents from three families trapped in Kampung Sethu, Sungai Bakap. The Penang Fire and Rescue Department received a distress call at 12.40am and dispatched firefighters. Rescuers found houses submerged up to three feet (0.9m) deep and used a fibreglass boat to evacuate 10 adults and six children. The victims were handed over to their relatives, and the operation concluded at 2.30am after the area was deemed safe. Earlier, firefighters were sent to monitor flash flooding at Lorong Jawi Jaya 1, Taman Jawi Jaya, but no evacuations were needed. In a separate incident, a fallen tree damaged a parked car at Kampung Changkat, Sungai Jawi, at 1.10am. Eight firefighters from the Nibong Tebal fire station cleared the debris, with no injuries reported. All areas were declared safe by 3.35am.",
  "summary": "NIBONG TEBAL: Continuous heavy rain triggered flash floods overnight, trapping 16 residents from three families in Kampung Sethu, Sungai Bakap, early today.",
  "key_points": [
    "16 residents rescued from flash floods in Kampung Sethu, Sungai Bakap.",
    "Penang Fire and Rescue Department used fibreglass boat for evacuation.",
    "Fallen tree damaged parked car at Kampung Changkat, Sungai Jawi."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The overnight flash floods in Nibong Tebal highlight the immediate danger posed to residential safety and property when heavy rainfall forces emergency responders to conduct rapid nighttime evacuations.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}