KUALA LUMPUR: Heavy rain and strong winds that swept through several parts of Selangor yesterday caused fallen trees and broken branches at least three locations in the state.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (operations) Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said the department was first alerted to an incident at 9.58pm.
He said a team of five firefighters from the Kapar Fire and Rescue station was immediately deployed to assess the situation in front of a petrol station on Persiaran Hamzah Alam Meru.
“Upon arrival, the team found several trees had fallen and were obstructing the road.
The team immediately cut and cleared the trees and branches,” he said in a statement.
Mukhlis added that the department was alerted to a second case at 10.16pm in Taman Muhibah Bestari Jaya, followed shortly by a third case in Bukit Sentosa, Rawang.
As of press time, work to clear the fallen trees and branches in the latter two locations was still ongoing.
Earlier yesterday, the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) issued a thunderstorm warning for Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, and several parts of Selangor, with heavy rain and strong winds expected to continue until 2am today.
A similar advisory was also issued for Negri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor, Sarawak, and Sabah.
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