Four flood victims airlifted to safety by Johor Fire and Rescue Dept

KLUANG (Bernama): The Fire and Rescue Department airlifted to safety a family of four, including a pregnant woman, trapped by floods in Ladang Sungai Tawing here Sunday (Jan 3).

A Johor Fire and Rescue spokesman said the department also used the helicopter to deliver food to a relief centre at SMK Kahang.

"We airlifted the pregnant woman from Ladang Sungai Tawing to SMK Sembrong at 4pm.

"The woman was then taken to the Enche’ Besar Hajjah Khalsom Hospital (HEBHK) here using an ambulance, and the helicopter continued to deliver food supplies and the operation ended at 4.39pm," he said Sunday.

Meanwhile, in KOTA BARU, Kuala Krai deputy OCPD Deputy Supt Kamarulzaman Harun said the participants of the "4x4 New Year" expedition to Lata Y Hulu Tembeling, Kuala Krai, went through some anxious moments when they were trapped near Mengkebang, as the path out of the place was covered in mud following heavy rain.

He said all the participants had to spend the night there on Saturday (Jan 2) before they were rescued Sunday.

"So far, 40 vehicles have been brought out using bulldozers and the process is going well. We believe all 100 vehicles would be brought out soon," he said.

In another development, Kelantan police chief Datuk Shafien Mamat said the Jalan Lojing-Gua Musang was closed from KM60 to KM62 after a landslide and mud flood occurred at about 3.30pm Sunday. - Bernama