QuickCheck: Did 16 people drown in Telemong, Bentong?

A viral message circulated on WhatsApp and Facebook showing a firefighter sitting on a stool with a bandage wrapped over his shoulder claims that 16 people are feared to have drowned in Telemong, near Bentong.

Did this happen as claimed?

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