MERSING, March 6 — A woman is feared to have drowned as a result of being trapped in her car and carried away by the flood currents along Jalan Nitar Utama here today.
Mersing Fire and Rescue Station operations commander Assistant Fire Superintendent Abdul Muiz Mukhtar said they received a report regarding the incident at 6.49am.
Following that, he said 11 members from the Mersing and Endau Fire and Rescue Stations were immediately deployed to the scene.
“The operation was assisted by a Fire Rescue Tender, an Emergency Medical Rescue Service unit, two four-wheel-drive (vehicles) and a boat.
“However, we have yet to identity the female victim who was driving a Perodua Myvi car. Checks at the scene also found no signs that the victim was at the location,” said Abdul Muiz in a statement today.
Abdul Muiz said the team is conducting a search-and-rescue operation in nearby Felda Nitar 1 and Felda Nitar 2.
“The victim is believed to have fallen to the side of the road, and the water level on the road is about 1.2 metres,” he said.
The number of deaths as a result of the floods in Johor remains at four.
