28 hikers trapped on Gunung Jerai as heavy rains lash parts of Kedah and Penang


To safer ground: A Fire and rescue team evacuating residents from flooded homes in Jalan P. Ramlee, Penang.

SUNGAI PETANI: Firemen on a mission to rescue 28 hikers, who were trapped due to a swollen river caused by heavy rain while on an expedition at Gunung Jerai, have reached them.

They reached them at about 11pm last night after braving heavy rain and strong currents on the river.

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