PETALING JAYA: Nine construction workers were trapped by floodwaters at a river widening project in Apartment Semarak, Jalan Putra Perdana 1A, Cyberjaya, on Wednesday (Sept 30).
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant operations director Ashrul Riezal Asbar said two of the victims were stranded on an excavator while the other seven were on the ground, but firefighters were initially unable to reach them due to the strong water current.
He said the department received a distress call at 6.26pm, with eight personnel from the Cyberjaya Fire and Rescue Station arriving at the scene at 6.40pm.
“Two of the victims were on an excavator while the other seven were on the ground. However, the route to the victims could not be accessed due to the strong current,” he said in a statement on Wednesday.
He said rescue operations were underway to bring all nine victims to safety.
In a separate incident, seven people, including four children, were rescued after flash floods hit a residential area at Jalan Keris 12, Kawasan 16, Taman Rashna, Klang, on Wednesday.
Ashrul Riezal said the department received a distress call at 7pm and seven personnel from the Klang Selatan Fire and Rescue Station arrived at the scene at 7.12pm.
“The floodwaters at the location were waist-deep and the fire engine could not enter the area due to the high water level. Firefighters had to walk about 2km to reach the affected residential area,” he said.
He said the victims, comprising three adults and four children, were subsequently found and brought to safety at about 7.42pm.
The three adults comprised one man and two women, while the children were one boy and three girls.
Meanwhile, Bernama reported that several locations in Shah Alam and Klang were also inundated, causing disruptions to several main routes and slow traffic movement.
The national news agency also reported that social media posts had showed several main routes in Shah Alam and Klang flooded following continuous heavy rain.
Among the reported locations were around Section 7, Desa Alam in Shah Alam and Bandar Baru Klang.
Earlier Wednesday evening, the Shah Alam City Council issued a flash flood warning and advised the public to remain vigilant following a rise in water levels detected near the i-City traffic lights in Section 7 and the Padang Jawa traffic lights in Section 16.
A Bernama survey of the main roads in the Section 7 area Wednesday night found that water levels had begun to recede and traffic flow had returned to normal.
