Agong expresses sadness over Gunung Jerai mudflow in Yan which claimed four lives
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 ― Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today expressed his sadness over the Gunung Jerai mudflow in Yan, Kedah, which had so far claimed four lives.
“His Majesty also hoped and prayed that the three other victims still missing in Titi Hayun would be found and rescued soon,” he said. He said the King also advised the residents in the affected areas to remain vigilant and to immediately evacuate to the relief centres if instructed to do so by the local authorities.
The mudflow which occurred at 5pm last Wednesday had also caused many houses in Perigi, Teroi Bukit, Singkir, Kampung Permatang Keramat, Kampung Lubuk Boi, Pekan Yan Besar, Titi Teras, Kampung Acheh and Kampung Setoi in Yan to be flooded.
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