00:00Business activities along Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman came to an abrupt halt
00:09following severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall on Wednesday afternoon.
00:13The sudden downpour, accompanied by strong winds,
00:17caused significant damage to the market area
00:19as multiple vendor tents collapsed onto stalls, damaging merchandise and equipment.
00:26Traders were also forced to halt business operations
00:29due to heavy rain and strong winds at 3pm.
00:32Some of them attributed the extensive damage
00:35to poor tent arrangement and set-up at the bazaar,
00:38suggesting that a more appropriate layout
00:41might have prevented some of the destruction caused by the storm.
00:45Meanwhile, Rapid Rail Sendirian Berhad,
00:48the operator of the Light Rail Transit Service,
00:51confirmed that a wall panel at Masjid Jamek station collapsed
00:55during a storm at 4.04pm.
00:58In a statement, Rapid Rail assured that the incident
01:01did not result in any casualties or major structural damage to the station.
01:06Train services and station operations remain unaffected,
01:10allowing passengers to continue their journeys as usual.
01:14A special committee has been established
01:17to investigate the cause of the incident in detail
01:20to ensure the safety of Masjid Jamek station structure.
01:25For more information, visit www.fema.gov
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