KUALA LUMPUR: Eight people remain missing after being swept away by strong currents, while nine others are stranded in three separate incidents following a water surge at Sungai Pertak in Kuala Kubu Baru this evening.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant operations director Ashrul Riezal Asbar said the eight missing comprised one member of a group of Yemeni and locals, and seven members of a group of 11 locals.
"For the first group, one person was swept away and has yet to be found. Upstream, there were about 11 people.
"Of these, seven were in the water and were swept away by the currents," he told Bernama.
