PETALING JAYA: The bodies of three family members were found at Kampung Iboi in Kupang, Baling, Kedah today after they were swept away by floodwaters yesterday.
The bodies of two of the victims – a pregnant woman and her mother-in-law – were found together under a pile of wood debris about 100m from where they disappeared.
A Bernama report identified them as Salmah Mat Akib, 53, and Nurul Anis Abu Hassan, 23.
The body of Salmah’s son, Khairul Ikhwan Nor Azman, 14, was found at about noon.
The trio were swept away by floodwaters along with the debris, causing them to be trapped, Kedah fire and rescue department director Sayani Saidon said in a Harian Metro report.
A total of 334 victims from nine villages in Baling had been evacuated to several relief centres after continuous rain yesterday.