Baling Floods: Bodies Of Pregnant Woman And Mother-In-Law Found Embracing Each Other

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Rescue workers recovered their bodies about 100m away from their damaged house in Kampung Iboi.

As reported by New Straits Times, state Fire and Rescue Department director Sayani Saidon said that the bodies of 23-year-old Nurul Anis Abu Hassan, and her mother-in-law, 53-year-old Salmah Mat Akib, were found under a pile of tree trunks and sustained no injuries.

"We believe the victims were swept away alongside the tree branches and rocks before they got stuck under a pile of wood debris," said Sayani.

Nurul was very excited about her unborn child and was looking forward to her baby's arrival by purchasing and preparing baby items, her husband, 24-year-old Mohd Khairul Asyraf Nor Azman, was quoted as saying by New Straits Times.

Khairul told Harian Metro that she had already prepared names for their baby. Since it was a boy, she would have wanted to name him Muhammad Aidan.

The husband, who works in Penang, was supposed to return home and fulfil his wife's wish of eating pizza on the day of her passing.

"Although I was upset because I did not have time to fulfil the request of my late wife to take her out to eat today, I have accepted what happened as fate," he said.

"I am grateful that the bodies of the three people I love were found in less than 24 hours and in perfect condition by the rescue team today," said Khairul.

"Since last night (4 July), I have been praying that my mother, wife, and younger brother would be found as soon as possible."

The bodies of the three family members, as well as Nurul's unborn baby, were laid to rest in Kampung Charok Bemban early this morning, 6 July.

Takiyuddin mentioned on Bernama Radio's Jendela Fikir programme yesterday, 5 July, that a report by the Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia (JPSM) confirmed that there was no active logging activity and investigations found that the trees were swept away along with their roots.

Furthermore, the forest development has planted 5,000 trees in the 52-hectare area, Bernama reported Takiyuddin as saying.

"This is a natural disaster, there may be many reasons for it to happen and that is why the ministry is very serious in taking care of biodiversity and the environment," he said.