A family of four were trapped for hours in their car when they were caught in a flood in Kinabatangan district on Thursday (Jan 30).
The victims were believed on their way out of their village at Kg Paris 2 due to the floods, when they got stuck due to the high water levels around midnight.
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The victims were believed on their way out of their village at Kg Paris 2 due to the floods, when they got stuck due to the high water levels around midnight.
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00:00Four family members endured a harrowing ordeal when their car got trapped in rising flood
00:08waters in Sabah's Kinabatangan district early Thursday morning.
00:12The family, consisting of two adults and two children, had been attempting to evacuate
00:17their village, Kampung Faris 2, around midnight due to flooding when their vehicle became
00:23stranded in deep water.
00:26Despite being alerted immediately, rescue teams faced significant challenges reaching
00:32the stranded family.
00:34Firemen only managed to reach the family at 2.47am due to logistics and flood constraints.
00:40During the rescue operation, firefighters formed a human chain and used ropes to get
00:45the family out of their vehicle.
00:47The family was subsequently taken to a temporary evacuation centre.
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