KUALA LUMPUR: A freak storm swept through various parts of the city and its suburbs, with the Fire and Rescue department saying a woman in Kepong died when an uprooted tree fell on her.
The 41-year-old woman, who was four months’ pregnant, was said to be walking along Jalan Development when the storm struck at around 4.30pm yesterday.
However, it was only around 6pm that rescuers from the department noticed the trapped woman among the branches of the fallen tree. She was not crushed or severely injured.
Her husband, who wished to be known only as Tan, said he found out about the accident after returning home fr…
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