Kedah Bomba rescues 12 including five kids trapped by river currents


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 20 Jul 2025

ALOR SETAR: The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department has rescued 12 individuals, including five children, who were trapped due to strong currents in a river in an orchard in Changlun, near Kubang Pasu.

In a statement on Sunday (July 20), the Kedah department operations centre said it received a distress call at 8.24pm that victims were trapped in the orchard and unable to cross the river due to the strong river currents.

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