Bus stranded in Pahang flood, traveller recalls help from villagers

The third time was not so lucky for an express bus as it was travelling from Kota Bharu to Kuala Lumpur  - it was left stranded for over a day after it got caught in floodwaters as it passed Raub, Pahang.

Speaking to Malaysiakini, Farys Nordin, 26, recalled how the double-decker bus had twice navigated rising waters but failed on its third attempt - in the middle of the night - and forced its passengers to seek shelter at a nearby mosque.

From the safety of higher grounds, Farys said they had little choice but to watch helplessly as the waters covered half the bus, with all their belongings trapped in the luggage compartment.

He said there were many others at the Jeram Besu mosque who...