69 evacuated after water surge sweeps away bridge in Gopeng

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Some 69 people from 20 families in Gopeng have been sent to a temporary relief centre following a water surge incident that swept away a bridge at Ulu Geruntum in Gopeng.  A Perak Disaster Management Committee spokesman said the victims were moved into the relief centre at the Gopeng Town Hall at about 2pm on Saturday (June 20) following the incident on Friday (June 19) evening.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/27dxar67  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:01Some 69 people from 20 families in Gopeng have been moved to a temporary relief centre

00:07after a water surge swept away a bridge at Ulu Garuntum, Gopeng on Friday evening.

00:13The victims were relocated to the relief centre at the Gopeng Town Hall at about 2pm on Saturday.

00:2023 people, including a pregnant woman and three babies, had been trapped at Kampung Ulu Garuntum,

00:27while another 30 were unable to return home after the bridge collapsed.

00:31The water surge is believed to have been caused by heavy rainfall in the area.

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