Floods: Senior citizen heartbroken over loss of brother and niece


Nancy Tan Poh Har, from Taman Sri Muda, Seksyen 25 in Shah Alam holding back her tears after failing to save her two family members in the floods. (Photo from Sinar Harian)

SHAH ALAM: A 64-year-old flood victim is grief-stricken after losing two family members in the disaster.

Nancy Tan Poh Har, from Taman Sri Muda, Seksyen 25 here, said when floodwaters rose quickly at around 8pm on Saturday (Dec 18), she tried to save her brother Tan Hong Yiap, 76, a heart and diabetes patient.

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