Flash floods: Firemen rescue 10 victims stranded in Taiping


IPOH: Ten flash flood victims in the Taman Seri Kota residential area in Taiping were relocated to a nearby hall after their homes were affected by fast-rising water levels.

A Perak Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said they received a call at 6pm Sunday (Aug 28) before a team from the Taiping Fire and Rescue Station (BBP) as well as the BBP in Kamunting, Batu Kurau and Bagan Serai were dispatched to the scene of the incident.

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