00:00 A mother and her son narrowly escaped a potential tragedy when she swiftly applied the brakes
00:07 of her MPV to avoid an uprooted tree, which was about to fall and crush their vehicle
00:12 along Jalan Mekalister in Georgetown.
00:15 The woman, in her 30s, recounted spotting the danger while driving along the one-way
00:20 street.
00:21 She said she was thankful that, despite the horrific incident, she and her son, who were
00:26 both wearing seatbelts, escaped unhurt from the tragic ordeal, which unfolded around 10
00:31 a.m. on Saturday.
00:34 The woman was one of several drivers who narrowly escaped being crushed by the uprooted tree.
00:39 The large tree toppled across the road, hitting another angsana tree on the opposite side
00:44 before the tree fell into a hotel car park, damaging four empty cars parked there.
00:51 The two affected angsana trees are believed to be 100 years old.
00:55 Eight firefighters from the Baganjermol Fire Station rushed to the scene at 10.16 a.m.
01:00 after the Fire and Rescue Department received a call from the public.
01:04 Operations Officer Mohamed Nazril Hishamnapia said firefighters, with the help of a crane
01:09 lifting the trees, cut them into smaller sizes so they could be removed from the site to
01:14 clear the area.
01:16 The Penang Island City Council, MBPPP, Civil Defense Department, and police also assisted
01:22 in the operation.
01:24 No injuries were reported in the incident.
01:26 For more information, visit www.fema.gov.au/coronavirus.
01:28 [End of Audio]
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