KUALA LUMPUR: Eight people remain missing after being swept away by strong currents, while nine others are reported to be stranded in three separate incidents involving different groups after the water level of Sungai Pertak rose in Kuala Kubu Bharu near here this evening.

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant operations director Asrul Riezal Asbar said the eight missing included one person from a group comprising Yemeni nationals and locals, and seven from a group of 11 locals.

“For the first group, one was swept away and has yet to be found. Upstream, there are about 11 people. From the 11, seven were in the water and were swept away by currents,” he said when met by Bernama.

The nine stranded individuals comprised four who had not crossed the river and five from another group reported to be stranded on the opposite riverbank.