Water surge at Pertak river: Four more bodies found, bringing toll to five

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant operations director Ashrul Riezal Asbar said three victims were found trapped near Jambatan Senget, close to the Sungai Luit campsite, at 9.20am. — Picture from Facebook/Ashrul Riezal Asbar

By Malay Mail

First Published: Tuesday, 10 Nov 2026 11:07 AM MYT

HULU SELANGOR, Nov 10 — Four more bodies of victims swept away by strong currents at Sungai Pertak in Kuala Kubu Bharu were found this morning, bringing the number of victims located to five out of the eight reported missing.

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant operations director Ashrul Riezal Asbar said three victims were found trapped near Jambatan Senget, close to the Sungai Luit campsite, at 9.20am, Utusan Malaysia reported.

“Another victim was found near the same area at 10.20am, about 1.2km from the incident site.

“Rescue teams are now working to retrieve all the victims,” he said.

The incident occurred at about 5.55pm yesterday, when eight people — comprising one Yemeni national, one Malaysian, one Sri Lankan, one Nepalese and four Indian nationals — were swept away by the current.

A 36-year-old local man was found dead near Jambatan Pertak at about 1.30am today.

The search and rescue operation resumed this morning, with the search area divided into four sectors around the incident site as teams continued efforts to locate the three remaining missing victims.