RAWANG: Three vehicles were damaged when a tree fell on them during a storm which was accompanied by strong winds in Bukit Sentosa, here, today.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (operations Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said the vehicles were all parked at the Sri Kemboja Apartments.
He said the incident was reported to the department at 4.59pm, with seven firemen and an engine from the Bukit Sentosa station immediately despatched to the scene.
"When they arrived at the scene, the team found that a tree had come crashing down during the storm, onto three vehicles, two Perodua Myvis and a Proton Wira," he said in a statement.
Mukhlis said checks showed that there were no casualties in the incident.
He said efforts to clear away the fallen tree were currently ongoing.
Since the beginning of the month, heavy storms and strong winds have led to several incidents of trees being felled.
The worst incident occurred on May 7, when a large tree at the side of Jalan Sultan Ismail in Kuala Lumpur came crashing down onto 17 vehicles, killing one person and injuring another.