Ariff, 37, said he along with four family members were coming down the road when they came across several other cars trapped by a landslide ahead of them.
“This was the scariest vacation for me ever. Seeing the landslide before my eyes and being trapped in the middle of the hill road. Thankfully, I was able to call for help,” he said.
He said there were over 20 cars trapped, along with three motorcycles. After discussing the situation, they decided to go up to Fraser’s Hill before going down towards the direction of Kuala Kubu Bharu, Selangor.
“As we were heading up to Fraser’s Hill, another landslide occurred, resulting in my car and nine others being trapped. Although shocked, I am grateful that the landslide did not occur when I was passing through, otherwise worse things would have happened.
“We tried to inspect the road to see if we had enough room to squeeze through, but there was none. I sought help from several authorities, including the police and roadcare services to inform them that we were trapped,” he said.
Ariff said at the time, there were 32 adults and eight children trapped there. He also used his social media accounts to spread news of the incident.
“Alhamdulillah, after two hours of being trapped, I was contacted by the roadcare services and the police who informed me that help was on the way. They said that the police from Fraser’s Hill were headed our way, but we might need to walk out because there was no other way through.
“We had to walk for 15 minutes to the other side of the landslide to return back to Fraser’s Hill. That was the only way out and we had to abandon our vehicles,” he said.
Ariff, who has been at Fraser’s Hill since Friday, hopes that Tourism Pahang will help them with their accommodations for tonight, as they all had not made any bookings and were concerned that the hotels there were fully booked.
Johor flood victims airlifted to safety
A family of four, including a pregnant woman, were airlifted to safety by a Fire & Rescue helicopter when they were trapped by floods in Ladang Sungai Tawing, Johor.
“The woman was then taken to the Enche’ Besar Hajjah Khalsom Hospital, and the helicopter continued to deliver food supplies to a relief centre,” the department’s spokesman said in a statement.
4×4 expedition trapped overnight
In Kuala Krai, Kelantan, deputy district police chief Kamarulzaman Harun said the participants of a 4×4 expedition to Lata Y Ulu Tembeling were yesterday trapped near Mengkebang, as the path out of the place was covered in mud following heavy rain.
He said the participants had to spend the night there before being rescued today.
“So far, 40 vehicles have been brought out using bulldozers and the process is going well. We believe all 100 vehicles will be brought out soon,” he said.
Landslide cuts Gua Musang road
A landslide has led to the closure of the road between Lojing and Gua Musang, Kelantan, while several roads in Kota Tinggi, Johor, have been flooded following continuous rain in the past two days.
Police said some roads were inundated while others are still accessible to vehicles and road users. The Johor Bahru-Mersing road near Ladang Getah Malaysia is only accessible to heavy vehicles while the Semangar Dalam road near Jalan Kota Tinggi-Kulai near the bridge is still accessible to all vehicles.