SAR operation resumes for three missing in Kuala Kubu Baharu water surge

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) assistant director of operations Ashrul Riezal Asbar said the search was focused on two locations, namely Pertak Bridge and the Sungai Selangor Dam. — Picture via Facebook/JBPM Selangor

First Published: Wednesday, 11 Nov 2026 12:21 PM MYT

HULU SELANGOR, Nov 11 — The search resumed today for three foreign men still missing after being swept away by a water surge at Sungai Luit, near the Sungai Pertak picnic site in Kampung Orang Asli Pertak, Kuala Kubu Baharu here.

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) assistant director of operations Ashrul Riezal Asbar said the search was focused on two locations, namely Pertak Bridge and the Sungai Selangor Dam.

“The search and rescue operation continued throughout the night, with search teams looking for the victims on the water’s surface. Divers also began their search as early as 7 am today,” he told Bernama when contacted.

He said boats, the K9 Unit and the Special Tactical Operation and Rescue Team of Malaysia (STORM) were also deployed in the operation.

Ashrul Riezal said the three missing men were identified as a Yemeni national and two Indian nationals.

The bodies of five of the eight men swept away by strong currents at about 5.30 pm on Monday have been recovered, while three others remain missing.

The first victim, Malaysian V. Vijayan, 36, was found at 1.30 am yesterday near Pertak Bridge, about 2.7 kilometres from Lata Jebus.

Four more bodies were recovered later that morning, three at about 9.20 am near Jambatan Senget, approximately 950 metres from Lata Jebus, and another at 10.12 am near the suspension bridge, about one kilometre from Lata Jebus.

Two of the victims were identified as Nepalese national Kapali, 49, and Indian national Kunjanmalayil Bhaskaran, 35, while the other two were Indian and Sri Lankan nationals.

All five bodies were taken to the Sungai Buloh Hospital.

A total of 34 people from four groups were caught in the incident, with eight men swept away by the currents while the remaining 26 either managed to escape or were rescued by firefighters. — Bernama