According to the Mersing Fire and Rescue Department operations commander Mohd Azhari Awi, the incident took place on Monday at around 12.20pm.
He said 13 firefighters with a Fire Rescue Tender , an Emergency Medical Response Service vehicle, two pickup trucks and an aluminium boat were deployed to the scene. "We were assisted by 18 Armed Forces personnel members and eight from the Malaysian Civil Defence Department," Mohd Azhari said in a statement.He said the 45 victims were from 22 families and they were brought to the temporary relief centre at Politeknik Mersing.
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