Floods: Man's swift action saves a woman from being swept away in Johor

  • 7 months ago
A 15-second video circulating on social media and shared on the Orang Asli Kota Tinggi Facebook page, showing a man rescuing a woman clinging to her car in a large drain.

The page claims that the incident took place on Jalan Bukit Samsu, Jalan Kota Tinggi-Mersing.

Meanwhile, on Sunday, the districts of Kulai, Johor Baru, and Pontian in Johor experienced flooding, leading to the closure of two roads in Kota Tinggi.

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00:00 A man's swift action saved a woman from danger.
00:10 A 15-second video circulating on social media and shared on the Orang Kota Tinggi Facebook
00:16 page claimed that the incident happened on Jalan Bukit Samsu, Jalan Kota Tinggi, Mersing.
00:22 The video shows the woman, believed to be the car driver, clinging to a perodua, my
00:26 v that was being swept away by the strong current of the drain.
00:30 Both the man and the woman were reported to be unharmed.
00:34 Meanwhile, floods hit the Kulai, Johor Bahru and Pontian districts in Johor on Sunday.
00:41 The National Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre, PRABN, under the Department of Irrigation
00:46 and Drainage, DID, stated to enable all residents, especially those in the expected flood areas,
00:53 to remain vigilant and adhere to the directives of authorities.
00:58 The public can visit the Public Infobanjir portal at https://publicinfobanjir.water.govmy
01:05 and Facebook page Public Infobanjir for further information.
01:09 The ongoing rain in the state has also caused the number of evacuees placed at Temporary
01:13 Relief Centres, PPS, to increase to 456 people at noon compared to 338 people at 8 a.m. on
01:22 Sunday.
01:23 Another two roads in Kota Tinggi have been closed to all vehicles at Jalan Kota Tinggi
01:28 Kluang and Jalan Kota Tinggi Kulai after they were flooded.
01:38 The State Disaster Management Committee said in a statement that road users can use the
01:42 alternative route through the Kota Tinggi-Mersing Bypass to Kluang and Jalan Semanggar to Kota
01:48 Tinggi.
01:49 Thank you for watching.
01:51 [END]

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