Floods: 450 people stranded on KL-Karak highway rescued in stages


Vehicles abandoned on the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway in the aftermath of floods there. - Photo: Bernama

KUANTAN: About 450 drivers and passengers of vehicles stranded on the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway due to landslides and floods on Saturday (Dec 18) were rescued in stages, beginning early Sunday (Dec 19).

A spokesman for highway concessionaire ANIH Bhd said that tow truck services will be used on Monday (Dec 20) to remove the vehicles stranded at the location.

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