Terengganu Flood Traps Grandparents At Home With Only A Lit Candle

The elderly couple couldn’t be rescued from their home in Besut, Terengganu, due to the strong water current.

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Free Malaysia Today reported that the floods in areas such as Terengganu and Kelantan have worsened.

Over in Terengganu, the number of flood victims increased sharply to 37,792 from 26,494 people recorded last night (19 December).

Kemaman is reportedly the worse-affected district with 12,000 victims, followed by Besut (8,228), Hulu Terengganu (6,691), Setiu (3,988), Dungun (2,484), Kuala Nerus (1,521), Kuala Terengganu (1,900), and Marang (980).

There seems to be no let-up in the flooding situation since it was still raining in many parts of Terengganu in the morning.

A Twitter netizen, Aisya Nabila (@aisyanabila4), called for help from the public to rescue her grandparents who live in Besut.

Both of her grandparents were trapped in their flooded home with only a lit candle as their source of light.

SESIAPA TOLONG BERI BANTUAN PADA NENEK DAN ATUK SAYA, ATUK SAYA DIA TK BOLEH BERJALAN MEREKA TINGGAL BERDUA SAHAJA SKRNG DH TK DAPAT CONTACT MEREKA HANYA BERBEKALKAN LILIN SAHAJA . LOKASI DI KG MAK SARA tlong rt #banjir #banjirterengganu pic.twitter.com/UZRSHyhc46
— aisya (@aisyanabila4) December 19, 2022

On 19 December 2022 around 11.12pm, Aisya wrote that the water current got stronger and the candle was still alight. She asked the public to pray that her grandparents were safe.

At 1.10am (20 December), someone went over to the flooded home to check on her grandparents but they received no answer. They tried throwing stones at the house to call attention but did not receive a reply.

Aisya said she contacted the flood relief centres but did not find her grandparents there. During that time, she was worried about their whereabouts because she didn’t know if they were rescued or still stuck in the house.

Update 1:10am — ada orang pergi tngok tadi cuba panggil tapi atuk dan nenek tak menyahut, baling batu pun tkde respon, skrng dh contact tempat pemindahan check nama tkde 😭 , tengah cuba cari nama kat tempat pemindahan lain, skrng sama ada masih ada dalam rumah atau ada org ambik
— aisya (@aisyanabila4) December 19, 2022

Another netizen called the firefighters and APM Jerteh for help but was informed that the rescuers had a hard time getting to Aisya’s grandparents due to the strong water current.

They managed to get close to Aisya’s grandparents’ home but weren’t able to safely navigate the strong currents to get them out.

Bru lps call bomba & APM Jerteh td, dorg xleh masuk sbb air tgh deras jd bot x lepas… Maaf sgt²
— . .. __ ._ _. (@Eiman_621) December 19, 2022

Update: pihak penyelamat dah ada dekat area rumah tokayah dan tokma tapi arus sangat deras, mereka masih memantau untuk selamatkan
— aisya (@aisyanabila4) December 19, 2022

Fortunately, Aisya said the water levels were receding and her grandparents seemed to be safe despite not getting rescued in a tweet posted at 8.40am on 20 December.

Aisya also thanked everyone who tried their best to help her grandparents.

Update 8:40 : atuk dan nenek saya semalam tkde siapa ambil pun, mereka tertidur sampai pagi ini dan tiada bantuan datang pun, air dah surut sikit tapi atuk dan nenek saya dalam keadaan ok, terima kasih semua pic.twitter.com/NsILmF7Xyx
— aisya (@aisyanabila4) December 20, 2022

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