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The Fire and Rescue Department is working with the management of the Sungai Selangor Dam to temporarily suspend water releases to keep river currents stable and facilitate the search for three people still missing in the water surge in Sungai Pertak.

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00:01Water releases from the Sungai Selangor Dam have been temporarily suspended to stabilize river
00:07currents and assist the search for three people still missing in Sungai Pertak. The three,
00:13comprising two Indian nationals and one Yemeni, are believed to still be within the area upstream
00:19of the Pertak Bridge, as they could have been caught in obstacles or debris traps along the
00:24river. On Monday, eight people were swept away by strong currents during a water surge in the
00:29river with five confirmed dead from Malaysia, India and Nepal. The fire and rescue department
00:36and the police have also deployed five drones to help search areas that are difficult for rescue
00:41teams to access. The department said the search covers a 3.5 kilometer stretch from the
00:59incident site to the dam divided into four sectors. They said their search operation on Wednesday
01:05was also assisted by two canine detection dogs that conducted searches lasting about 20 minutes
01:12per session. Their operation was also joined by other agencies and non-governmental organizations
01:18with a total workforce of 124 personnel.

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