Segamat flood evacuees say they waited 12 hours for help
Police in Segamat pick up residents, with the district inundated by flood waters. – Police handout pic, March 2, 2023.
Kalai Arasi, 29, said she was contacted by her brother D. Yogesvaran, 32, at 3am yesterday to tell her that his house had been inundated by 1m deep water. “When the water started to enter the house, my brother saved important items and documents, while my mother and father waited on the wall outside the house hoping that someone would rescue them.Kalai said she began to worry and called her brother almost every hour to find out how their parents were doing.She said the three of them were drenched, and rescued by firemen and soldiers by boat at 5.30pm.
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