SHAH ALAM, Nov 10 — Four more victims of the sudden surge of water at Sungai Pertak, Kuala Kubu Bharu, were found dead this morning, bringing the total number of bodies recovered to five out of eight people swept away by strong currents.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) assistant operations director Ashrul Riezal Asbar said three victims were found trapped near Jambatan Senget, close to the Sungai Luit campsite, at 9.20 am, Berita Harian reported.
"Another victim was found near the same location at 10.20 am, about 1.2 kilometres from the incident site.
"All the victims are now in the process of being retrieved by search and rescue (SAR) personnel," he said.
Earlier, a 36-year-old local man was found dead near Pertak Bridge at about 1.30 am today.
Previous media reports said eight people — comprising one Yemeni national, one Malaysian, one Sri Lankan, one Nepalese and four Indian nationals — were reported missing after being swept away by strong currents at about 5.55 pm yesterday.
The SAR operation resumed this morning, with the search area divided into four sectors around the incident site to locate the remaining missing victims.
