Flash flood washes away four at Gunung Jerai, three unhurt but one still missing


By G.C.TAN
Yan Civil Defence Force personnel on standby at a village in Yan district of Kedah late Wednesday evening (Aug 18).

ALOR SETAR: Three people were swept away in a flash flood on Gunung Jerai after heavy rain lashed on the surrounding Yan district on Wednesday (Aug 18).

Three of the victims, in their 30's, were later found safe and unhurt while one man, in his 40's, is still missing.

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