00:00Several residential areas in Ipoh were inundated after over 10 hours of continuous rainfall
00:10since Saturday evening. According to the Perak Fire and Rescue Department, the affected areas
00:16include Kampung Tasek, Kampung Sri Kinta, and Arena Kepayang Putra. Department Director
00:22Sayani Saidon reported that firefighters rescued five people, including a young girl,
00:28from a house in Kampung Tasek around 11.05 a.m. on Sunday. The group was relocated to the Kampung
00:36Tasek Community Hall. In Kampung Sri Kinta, where floodwaters reached about two meters,
00:42four senior citizens and a child were rescued from their home at approximately 12.20 p.m.
00:48They have taken shelter at the Kampung Sri Kinta Community Hall. Meanwhile,
00:53rescue operations were ongoing in Arena Kepayang Putra, where people were trapped in 11 different
01:00locations due to rising waters. A spokesman from the State Disaster Management Committee
01:06reported that 126 people have been affected by the flash floods so far.
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