Floods: Devotees trapped at temple while doing pre-Thaipusam prep rescued

JOHOR BARU: Some 17 devotees preparing for Thaipusam were trapped in a temple here following a flash flood on Wednesday (Jan 24) night.

Tebrau Fire and Rescue station chief Shamsul Khomari Bakar said that eight firemen were deployed to the scene upon receiving a call about the flood involving a temple in Kampung Kangkar Tebrau Kiri at about 9.13pm on Wednesday (Jan 24).