Family trapped in flooded Rantau Panjang home pleads for urgent rescue


Photo courtesy of Sinar Harian

PETALING JAYA: A family of six has taken to social media, pleading for immediate rescue after their home in a low-cost housing area behind the Pantai Timur supermarket was submerged by floodwaters early Thursday morning (28 November).

Siti Farah Zulaika Ibrahim, 32, said she, along with her three children and elderly parents, is trapped inside their house as water levels have risen to 0.4 metres indoors.

“I couldn’t get out to save ourselves because the water current is too strong. My husband is not home—he’s on his way back from Kuala Lumpur but has been stranded in Kampung Padang Licin after the road in Pekan Rantau Panjang was flooded,” she told Sinar Harian.

Siti Farah Zulaika shared her appeal on Facebook, asking the public for assistance to evacuate her family to safety. She said floodwaters outside the house have risen to over 1.2 metres, with currents too dangerous to cross.

Photo courtesy of Sinar Harian
Photo courtesy of Sinar Harian

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“Both my parents are unable to wade through the floodwaters due to their age, and my children are sitting on the bed as the water level keeps rising,” she said.

Desperately seeking immediate rescue, she added, “I hope all of us can be saved soon.”

The situation in Rantau Panjang has worsened as continuous heavy rain has led to severe flooding, displacing residents and stranding motorists.

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