Mix of relief and despair as Taman Sri Muda residents are rescued after floods devastate Selangor

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SHAH ALAM: As Mr Azwadi Awang, 35, and his neighbour placed four children from their families onto a small boat manned by a volunteer on Sunday (Dec 19) evening, they could only watch in horror as it capsized in front of their eyes.

Without thinking twice, they quickly jumped into the floodwaters of Taman Sri Muda, Shah Alam to save all the children, including a one-year-old baby.

On Monday, they were eventually rescued by the Fire and Rescue Department personnel who had been mobilised from Penang. Some people were even seen holding on to tyres and other plastic items while evacuating from the flooded area. "Rescue efforts are quite difficult and there are also homes where water is stagnant. However, efforts to distribute food are ongoing,” Bernama quoted him as saying during a media conference.Reporters were brought on a Malaysian Civil Defence Force truck to inspect the flooded area but the truck had to turn back after around 100m, as the waters were too high for it to pass through.

Ms Irniyusnita Mat Deris, 39, was among those who returned to the neighbourhood after being evacuated. She was hoping to get news of her sister and the latter’s child who is asthmatic.

 

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