[PHOTOS] Walls 'Disappear' From KL Flats After Sunday's Storm
The storm broke barriers. Literally.
By Darian Goh — 13 Oct 2014, 04:48 PM — Updated about 10 years ago
On 12 October 2014, heavy rain and strong wind blanketed the Klang Valley from the afternoon to late evening
The winds were so strong, they blew off three bedroom walls of flats on Jalan Loke Yew
Three families staying at the more than 30-year old Jalan Loke Yew flats had a harrowing experience during a hailstorm yesterday. The walls of their bedroom flew off leaving it exposed. Luckily for them, no one was injured but some of their belongings went flying with the wooden wall.
35-year-old Sunita Rosti was at home when the wind blew her wall off. Her home was almost flooded due to the freak storm.
For 35-year-old Sunita Rosti, her house was almost flooded due to the freak storm
Image via nst.com.myOne of them, Sunita Rosti, 35, said she was alone at home when a gush of strong wind came through the utility balcony and swirled inside the house. She tried to close the door and all of a sudden the wind blew the wall off. "I heard some noises in the bedroom and when I went to check, I was shocked to see it was exposed. I am thankful that my children were not at home, as they were staying with my ex-husband," she said.
Sunita who has been staying on the 10th floor for three years said the house was almost flooded after the storm. "I had no choice but to sleep on the couch. Today, City Hall came to put up a brick wall in my bedroom," she said.
For Erdawati Rahman, her family was out when the incident happened and came back to find some of their belongings gone with the wind
For Erdawati Rahman, her family was out when the incident happened and came back to find some of their belongings gone with the wind
Image via melvister.comErdawati Rahman, 40, was not at home when it happened. "Imagine our surprise when we came home to see the wall missing," she said. The mother of three said some of her clothings and blankets flew off. Her family decided to put up a night at a nearby community hall.
DBKL workers came in the morning to build a brick wall to replace the aging wooden walls
City Hall workers came in the morning to build a brick wall to replace the aging wooden wallsCity Hall workers came in the morning to build a brick wall to replace the aging wooden walls
Image via nst.com.my"The front door was wide open when we reached home around 6.30pm. We have moved out our belongings for City Hall workers to work on the new wall for our 13th floor unit," she said.
In an unrelated incident, the same storm in KL killed two policemen when a tree fell on the police outpost they were stationed in
In an unrelated incident, two policemen were killed when a tree fell on the police outpost they were stationed in
Image via freemalaysiatoday.comTwo policemen died when a tree fell on the police “container” they were in at Jalan Bellfield, Kampung Attap here today.
The heavy rain and strong winds around the capital that began about 5 pm today also wrought havoc in other parts of the city, uprooting trees, snapping off tree branches, tearing signboards and walls of houses. According to a Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) control room spokesman, among the areas affected by fallen trees were Jalan Stadium near Stadium Negara, the Malayan Railway Roundabout near the Majestic Hotel, Jalan Maharajalela, Jalan Hang Tuah and the entrance to the Police Headquarters in Bukit Aman.