Women trapped in home by fallen trees after heavy downpour

PETALING JAYA - A woman was trapped in her house after four trees fell at the front and backyard of her home during a heavy rain and storm at Taman Desa Riang, Damansara Damai, here on Monday night.

The victim's husband, Rezal Ibrahim, 49, said the house was damaged and obstructed by the trees.

Rezal, who was outside at the time, said he had to walk 700 metres to get home after the main road was also blocked due to fallen trees.

"As the chairman of the surau, I was in a meeting to prepare for Ramadan."

"As soon as my wife contacted me, I went straight home, but about five tree trunks fell on the main road from Jalan Sutera to Desariang 10/5, making it impossible for vehicles to pass.

"I decided to walk home to see how my wife was doing," he said when contacted by Sinar.

Commenting further, Rezal said he suffered more than RM5,000 in losses following the incident but was thankful his wife survived.

He said the rescue agencies arrived late as the roads were blcoked by fallen trees.

"While waiting for the rescue team to arrive, we residents did the cleaning work from 10.30 pm until late in the morning," he said.

Another resident, Norzela Yaakub, 60, said that even though the thunderstorm and heavy rain was less than 30 minutes, the situation was enough to worry her as she was at home with her husband at the time of the incident.

"There was a noise and a short circuit until I didn't realise that the parking lot of the house had been hit by a tree."

"Some residents said they saw a tornado that caused many trees to fall, but I am not sure because I was inside the house," he said.

Norzela admitted that he was traumatised by the incident as it was his first but thankful as no residents were involved in the incident.