Firefighters evacuated 20 people trapped by rising floodwaters in Kampung Dusun Nanding, Selangor, after heavy rain this morning.
HULU LANGAT: The Fire and Rescue Department rescued 20 people trapped by floodwaters in Kampung Dusun Nanding here today.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department Operations Division assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said an emergency call was received at 9.14 am.
A team of seven firefighters from the Bandar Tun Hussien Onn station was immediately deployed to the scene.
“Upon arrival, the village was found to be inundated with water up to 0.3 metres deep, and all 20 victims were safely evacuated using a lorry,” he said in a statement.
He added that water levels at the location are now receding.
Meanwhile, two temporary relief centres were opened in Hulu Langat to house displaced residents.
The centres are located at Sekolah Rendah Agama Dusun Nanding and Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Serai.
They were opened after rising water levels affected several areas in the district.
Earlier, Kajang police chief ACP Naazron Abdul Yusof said two routes had been temporarily closed due to flooding.
The affected roads are in Sungai Serai and Nanding, Hulu Langat.
The closures followed continuous rain since early this morning. – Bernama
